Razavi D, Farvacques C, Delvaux N, Beffort T, Paesmans M, Leclercq G, Van Houtte P, Paridaens R
Internal Medicine Service, Jules Bordet Institute, Free University, Brussels, Belgium.
Lancet. 1990 Apr 21;335(8695):931-3. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)90996-i.
Psychosocial correlates of hormone receptor status in primary breast cancers were investigated in 93 consecutive patients. Life event, coping style, and psychological adjustment self-report scales were completed. The 75 patients with receptor-positive (oestrogen and/or progesterone) tumours were better adjusted psychologically than the 18 patients with receptor-negative lesions. These findings may explain the relations that have been found between psychosocial variables and survival.
