Pre-treatment Emotional Distress in Patients Irradiated for Malignant Glioma

Authors :: DIRK RADES
AHMED AL-SALOOL
NATHAN Y. YU
PETER TRILLENBERG
MATTEO M. BONSANTO
JAN LEPPERT
Source :: In Vivo
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: International Institute of Anticancer Research, 2023.
Abstract: Background/Aim: A recommendation of radiotherapy for patients with malignant gliomas may trigger emotional distress. Frequency and risk factors of this complication were investigated. Patients and Methods: Prevalence of six emotional problems and 11 potential risk factors were evaluated in 103 patients irradiated for grade II-IV gliomas. p-Values