Hope, coping strategies, and their predictors in older patients with prostate and breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The aim of this paper was to evaluate the level of hope, coping methods, and the factors affecting them in patients aged 60 years and over who were diagnosed with breast and prostate cancer and who were receiving radiotherapy (RT) as part of their treatment.

Methods: A total of 66 patients (37 breast cancer and 29 prostate cancer patients) were included in this cross-sectional study. The RT and treatment information of the patients were collected by using the records in the hospital database.