Associations between quality of life, coping styles, optimism, and anxiety and depression in pretreatment patients with head and neck cancer

@article{Horney2011AssociationsBQ,
  title={Associations between quality of life, coping styles, optimism, and anxiety and depression in pretreatment patients with head and neck cancer},
  author={Debbie J Horney and Helen E. Smith and Mark McGurk and John Weinman and J. Herold and Keith Altman and Carrie Diane Llewellyn},
  journal={Head \& Neck},
  year={2011},
  volume={33}
}
Head and neck cancer is often diagnosed at a late stage and consequently radical treatment is necessary. The pretreatment phase is a time of high anxiety and depression for patients. This study aimed to investigate whether anxiety and depression are related to quality of life, coping styles, and dispositional optimism. 
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