@ARTICLE{B, author = {F, Ghahremanfard and B, Behnam and R, Ghorbani and K, Naseri Zadeh and F, Aleboye and M, Zahmatkesh and }, title = {Assessment of Psychological Stress Status among Iranian Cancer Patients}, volume = {7}, number = {2}, abstract ={Objectives: We aimed to assess psychological stress status among Iranian patients with cancer compared with non-cancer individuals. Patients and Methods: In a case-control study one hundred consecutive cancer patients who referred to Fatemieh hospital in Semnan, Iran (regardless of the type of cancer and its stage) were enrolled. One hundred matched non-cancer individuals were selected as controls. The status of psychological stress was assessed using a questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of psychological stress was 70% among cancer patients and 40% among controls (p }, URL = {http://ijbc.ir/article-1-589-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijbc.ir/article-1-589-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Blood and Cancer}, doi = {}, year = {2015} }