[Awareness of cancer diagnosis does not lead to depression in palliative care patients].

Objective: Characterize the profile of patients under palliative care at this institution and evaluate the prevalence of depression in these patients.

Methods: Sixty two cancer patients under palliative care, who had answered three questionnaires: one regarding their demographic characteristics, another to evaluate their quality of life and the Beck's depression inventory were surveyed.

Results: Of these patients, 68% presented with some degree of depression.

[Acceptance of chemotherapy by Brazilian women with breast cancer].

Introduction: Breast cancer has the second highest incidence and is the first cause of death by cancer among Brazilian women. Under the physician's perspective chemotherapy should be indicated according to the risk benefit ratio in each case. However, from the Brazilian breast cancer patient's perspective this risk benefit ratio requires further classification.