Posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with ovarian cancer

Tumors of the reproductive system account for the highest percentage of incidence in female oncological diseases in Russia 36.7%. Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among gynecological cancer diseases. Diagnosis and treatment of cancer may cause psychological trauma and provokepost-traum...

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Published in:	Medicinskij sovet no. 2; pp. 93 - 97
Main Authors:	G. P. Gens, I. N. Oleinikova, L. I. Korobkova
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Remedium Group LLC 01-12-2014
Subjects:	ovarian cancer post-traumatic stress disorder psycho-oncology посттравматическое стрессовое расстройство психоонкология рак яичников
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Summary:	Tumors of the reproductive system account for the highest percentage of incidence in female oncological diseases in Russia 36.7%. Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among gynecological cancer diseases. Diagnosis and treatment of cancer may cause psychological trauma and provokepost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to various studies, PTSD incidence among cancer patients ranges from 3% (in the early stages) to 45% in patients after treatment, and up to 80% in those with recurrent disease.
ISSN:	2079-701X 2658-5790