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This study examined the impact of malignancy on death anxiety and psychological well\u2010being in middle\u2010aged and older adult patients undergoing abdominal surgery and projected it along with sociodemographic profiles.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study is quasi\u2010experimental in design. It was conducted with patients undergoing abdominal surgery at a university hospital due to suspected malignancy. A total of 93 patients participated in the study: 57 patients diagnosed with malignancy were included in the experimental group, while 36 patients without a malignancy diagnosis were included in the control group. Data were collected using a questionnaire developed by the researchers based on the literature, the \u2018Turkish Death Anxiety Scale\u2019, and the \u2018Psychological Well\u2010being Scale\u2019. 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