Evaluation of emotional distress in a cohort

To evaluate distress in newly diagnosed cancer patients. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional prospective study of 67 newly diagnosed patients at the Department of Pain Management and Palliative Care, Military Central Hospital 108, from August to October, 2023. The patient’s level of distress was assessed by the Distress Thermometer - DT and the Problem List (PL) of NCCN February 2022, Vietnamese version.