Medycyna Paliatywna

Social attitudes toward individuals diagnosed with cancer: a cross-sectional study

Tomasz Jurys 1
,
Eliza Działach 2
,
Karolina Klimek 3
,
Jolanta Meller 4
,
Mateusz Grajek 2

  1. Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

  2. Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

  3. Department of Health Economics and Health Management, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

  4. Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland

Medycyna Paliatywna 2026; 18(3)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pm.2026.164754
Data publikacji online: 2026/09/15
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