JCO Early Release, published online ahead of print Nov 16 2009
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 10.1200/JCO.2009.25.0027
Received July 4, 2009
Accepted July 31, 2009
Pessimism Is No Poison
Lidia Schapira,* Phyllis Butow, Richard Brown, and Frances Boyle
From the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Social and Behavioral Health, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA; School of Psychology, Medical Psychology Research Unit, University of Sydney; and the Department of Cancer Medicine, Mater Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: lschapira{at}partners.org