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PeerJ, PeerJ, (2), p. e256, 2014

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.256

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Existence of benefit finding and posttraumatic growth in people treated for head and neck cancer: a systematic review

Journal article published in 2014 by Sam Harding ORCID, Fatimeh Sanipour, Timothy Moss
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Abstract

Background. The impact of head and neck cancer (HNC) in long-term survivors differs widely among individuals, and a significant number of them suffer from the negative effects of disease, whereas others report significant positive effect. This systematic review investigated the evidence the implications of treatment for HNC and subsequent development of Benefit Finding (BF) or Posttraumatic Growth (PTG).