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Anxiety and depression in cancer patients — what do we lose?

Szymon Gołota1, Katarzyna Białczyk2, Zofia Wyszkowska3, Alicja Popiołek1, Małgorzata Krajnik4, Alina Borkowska1
Medycyna Paliatywna w Praktyce 2017;11(3):111-117.
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  1. Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collgium Medicum in Bydgoszcz
  2. Katedra Zdrowia Publicznego, Zakład Ekonomiki Zdrowia, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet im Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy
  3. Uniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy w Bydgoszczy, Wydział Zarządzania, Katedra Organizacji i Zarządzania
  4. Katedra i Zakład Opieki Paliatywnej, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet im Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy

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Vol 11, No 3 (2017)
Review paper
Published online: 2017-12-21

Abstract

Depression and anxiety is a serious medical problem in about 50% of cancer patients. Depression may worse treatment, course of the illness, psychosocial functioning and quality of patients life and significantly increases mortality as well. The costs of depression is difficulty to account, however in global cost of cancer treatment more and more often medical and social cost of depression is taken into account, however individual patients and caregivers costs are not included in these analyses.

Abstract

Depression and anxiety is a serious medical problem in about 50% of cancer patients. Depression may worse treatment, course of the illness, psychosocial functioning and quality of patients life and significantly increases mortality as well. The costs of depression is difficulty to account, however in global cost of cancer treatment more and more often medical and social cost of depression is taken into account, however individual patients and caregivers costs are not included in these analyses.
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depression, anxiety, cancer, economic and social lost

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Anxiety and depression in cancer patients — what do we lose?

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Palliative Medicine in Practice

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Vol 11, No 3 (2017)

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Review paper

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111-117

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2017-12-21

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Medycyna Paliatywna w Praktyce 2017;11(3):111-117.

Keywords

depression
anxiety
cancer
economic and social lost

Authors

Szymon Gołota
Katarzyna Białczyk
Zofia Wyszkowska
Alicja Popiołek
Małgorzata Krajnik
Alina Borkowska

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