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Objective To discuss the correlation between the serum cortisol level and C type behaviors of perioperative patients with lung cancer.Methods A total of 100 patients from the thoracic department of Anhui Provincial Hospital were enrolled as the study object.The general information,the serum cortisol level,the C type behavior of perioperative patients with lung cancer were investigated by using the General Information Questionnaire,Serum cortisol testing and C Type Behavior Scales.Results The serum cortisol level of 100 patients was (447.85±87.65) μg/L.The C Type Behaviors Scale showed that the scores of anxiety were significantly higher in these patients than in the norm,P＜0.05,depression scores were significantly higher in these patients than in the norm,P＜0.01,while the extroversion anger,reason,optimism and social support were significantly lower,P＜0.01.The serum cortisol of patients was positively correlated with anxiety,depression and introversion anger of C type behaviors,r=0.215,0.241,0.225,P＜ 0.05.The serum cortisol of patients was negatively correlated with optimism and social support of C type behaviors,r=-0.223,-0.276,P＜0.05.Conclusions The serum cortisol level of perioperative patients was higher than the norm,and correlated with the C type behaviors.