Is There a Relationship Between Tumor Size and Depression in Bladder Cancer

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This study aims to explore the relationship between tumor size and the severity of depressive symptoms in bladder cancer patients.
Included 30 patients with bladder cancer diagnosed via ultrasound in a urology clinic.
Patients completed the 21-item Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) to assess depressive symptoms.
Clinical TNM stages were recorded based on age, gender, tumor size, and imaging.
Average BDI score was 9.43 ± 7.93; categorized into minimal (17), mild (9), moderate (2), and severe (2) depression.
Tumor sizes above 1.75 cm correlated with significantly higher BDI scores (p:0.016).
Correlation analysis indicated a positive relationship between BDI scores and tumor size (p:0.002).

Examines tumor size's impact on depression levels in bladder cancer subjects, suggesting higher symptoms with larger tumors.

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Ecer et al. (2024) studied this question.

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