Objective The systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to summarize the
available evidence and identify the correlates of cancer stigma. Methods PubMed, EMBASE …

Objective This study was conducted to examine the factors associated with stigma in breast
cancer women. Methods PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and two …

Purpose Although stigma has attracted considerable scholarly attention, few studies have
focused on its influencing factors among discharged breast cancer survivors, especially in a …

Background Stigma is known to negatively influence cancer patients' psychosocial
behaviour and treatment outcomes. The aim of this study was to systematically review the …

Background Cancer is a life crisis that can have devastating consequences not only on the
affected individual but also on his/her caregivers. Objective The aim of this study was to …

Background Prostate cancer has been shown to be susceptible to significant stigmatisation,
because to a large extent it is concealable, it has potentially embarrassing sexual symptoms …

Purpose Suicidal ideation (SI) and alexithymia are common psychological problems among
patients with cancer. Studying how alexithymia predicts SI is helpful for its intervention and …

Undergraduate students with shame are more likely to experience suicidal ideation, but
there remains a lack of research investigating the factors underlying this relationship. The …

Aims and objectives To investigate the relationship between illness uncertainty, self‐
perceived burden and quality of life and explore the mediating role of self‐perceived burden …

Background Self-perceived burden (SPB) is an important predictor of quality of life (QoL) in
patients with advanced cancer. However, the mechanism how SPB affects patients' QoL …