Zamaneh Vafaei, Jamshid Najafian, Masood Shekarchizadeh, Noushin Mohammadifard, Samaneh Mostafavi, Hamidreza Roohafza, Ali Darakhshandeh, Mohammadreza Khosravifarsani, Farzaneh Ashraf, Mehran Sharif, Mohammad Hassan Emami, Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard, Razieh Hassannejad, Mohammad Reza Maracy, Nizal Sarrafzadegan
BACKGROUND: Many breast cancer (BC) patients experience psychological reactions and may have psychiatric morbidities, especially anxiety and depressive disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate perceived stress and factors affecting this stress in women with BC in Isfahan. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This analytical cross-sectional study was carried out among 197 females with BC who were newly diagnosed and referred to Isfahan Cardio-Oncology Clinic. Stress was measured by the Perceived Stress Scale Standard questionnaire...
October 1, 2023: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics