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Anxiety and depression in patients with gastrointestinal cancer: does knowledge of cancer diagnosis matter? |
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| Authors: | Azadeh Tavoli Mohammad Ali Mohagheghi Ali Montazeri Rasool Roshan Zahra Tavoli Sepideh Omidvari |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanity Studies, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran;(2) Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Institute, Tehran, Iran;(3) Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, Tehran, Iran |
| Abstract: | BackgroundGastrointestinal cancer is the first leading cause of cancer related deaths in men and the second among women in Iran. An investigation was carried out to examine anxiety and depression in this group of patients and to investigate whether the knowledge of cancer diagnosis affect their psychological distress. |
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