A new diagnosis of lung cancer is a highly threatening experience that raises personally relevant existential issues and brings death-related thoughts and concerns to mind. Those issues can be very disturbing to patients, leading to distress and potentially to a lowered quality of life. The purpose...

This article describes the relationship among anxiety, distress, and serum CA-125 levels in women with ovarian cancer. Women's anxiety about monitoring their CA-125 levels during chemotherapy also is discussed. Data from a randomized trial including self-reported anxiety and emotional distress of...

High levels of anxiety negatively affect how education is received by newly diagnosed patients with cancer by decreasing comprehension, retention, and patient satisfaction. Research has repeatedly shown that, after a careful assessment of individual needs, effective patient education delivered...