title: [Emotional and psychosomatic disorder among female patients undergoing breast cancer diagnosis].
abstract: Basics of psychoneuroimmunology indicate factors such as emotions, behaviour, personality and cognitive functions to have impact on weakening of immunological system and worsening the risk to develop medical conditions, including breast cancer.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of research was to attempt a coping of emotional and psychosomatic disorders among women undergoing breast tumor diagnostic process.
  
  
  METHODS
  145 female patients were included in the the research, among which 99 belonged to the research group (RG) and 46 belonged to the control group (CG). The average age in GB 49, 67 (± 9,47) i GK 46,43 (± 11,2). The research group members were undergoing diagnosis process for suspected breast cancer. The subjects filled out a survey and Symptom Questionnaire S-II, and were subject to mammographic and ultrasound examination, as well as aspiration biopsy was performed on them. 99 individual subjects were positively diagnosed with breast cancer, and 46 were negatively diagnosed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One in three women belonging to RG displayed emotional disorders. In CG only one in ten displayed symptoms of such disorders. Anxiety was the most common disorder mentioned by both RG and CG. There is however statistically relevant difference in anxiety intensity between the two groups. A statistically relevant corelation has been observed among members of the research group between certain psychosomatic disorders and a number of sociodemographic and medical variables' levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Stress-related and formed psychophysiological and psychosomatic reactions are likely to play the role of psychosomatic and emotional factors leading to breast cancer development.
authors.affiliation: Out-patients Clinic of Chest Diseases, District Hospital in Kluczbork.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Strójwąs
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nursing, Podhalan State School in Nowy Targ.
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Florkowski
authors.affiliation: Angelini Pharma Poland in Warsaw; 4Department of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University of Lodz.
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jeżowska-Smorąg
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nursing, Podhalan State School in Nowy Targ.
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gądek
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University of Lodz.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zboralski
authors.affiliation: Military Institute of Aviation Medicine in Warsaw.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Macander
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, 10th Military Hospital in Bydgoszcz.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Przybyszewska
authors.affiliation: Specialistic Medical Clinic MEDSALVER in Lodz.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wierzbiński
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: brast cancer; emotional factors; psychosomatic