a positive trendgold
Regarding the locus of control, it should be noted that during the review of research data, three tendencies were identified in the study of this phenomenon in patients with cancer: 1) the positive role of an internal locus of control during the disease, contributing to a positive trend in recovery (Goldzweig et al., 2016; Van der Biessen et al., 2018); 2) the positive effect of an external locus of control on the state during treatment and its outcomes (Allart et al., 2013; Cousson-Gelie, 2014; Lima et al., 2018); 3) the absence of a correlation between the locus of control and various aspects of cancer (Iskandarsyah et al., 2014).