Anxiety and depressive symptoms and coping strategies in Nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients in Hospital Kuala Lumpur

• Main Authors: Naing @ Noor Jan, Khin Ohnmar, Abdul Aziz, Nor Azillah, Ismail, Nooriny, Tan, C. H., Yap, Yoke Yeow, Awang, Hamidin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7788/1/AxietySymptoms71-81%28edSP%29.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7788/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2010V06N1_OP04.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Introduction: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) is the second most common cancer among men in Malaysia. Establishing local data will help to improve the treatment strategies and lower the anxiety and depression level among NPC patients. Our aim was to compare the level of symptoms of anxiety and dep...