Lung cancer patients with optimistic attitudes have longer survival, study finds

Monday, March 8, 2010 - 19:21 in Health & Medicine

A new study explores the importance of a patient's outlook as it relates to health behavior and health status. Researchers focused on lung cancer patients and discovered that those who exhibited an optimistic disposition experienced more favorable outcomes than those with a pessimistic disposition.

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