Stagl, Jamie M.
Lechner, Suzanne C.
Carver, Charles S.
Bouchard, Laura C.
Gudenkauf, Lisa M.
Jutagir, Devika R.
Diaz, Alain
Yu, Qilu
Blomberg, Bonnie B.
Ironson, Gail
Glück, Stefan
Antoni, Michael H.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Cancer Institute (HHSN261200800001E, R01-CA-064710)
Article History
Received: 22 October 2015
Accepted: 26 October 2015
First Online: 30 October 2015
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Dr. Antoni reports receiving publication royalties from a book he co-authored on cognitive-behavioral stress management. Dr. Glück is employed at Celgene Corporation. Other co-authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, under Contract No. HHSN261200800001E and NCI grant R01-CA-064710. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views of policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The NCI Network of Biobehavioral Pathways in Cancer (under Contract No. HHSN261200800001E) was involved in the design of the study, provided funding for data collection, provided statistical support for data analysis and interpretation through Westat, reviewed and approved the manuscript and the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The corresponding author had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.