Cancer can bring a wide range of emotions for patients, both after a diagnosis and during treatment. Coping with side effects and a changing body can become difficult. While most feelings are healthy and to be expected, some cancer patients can have an increased risk of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts.
We spoke with licensed clinical psychologist Catherine Powers-James, Ph.D., about signs caregivers should look for and...
When you want to know what to expect from cancer treatment, it can help to talk to someone who has gone through it. Each patient’s experience...
Anxiety is a normal reaction to a perceived threat or stressful situation. It can range from mild nervousness to a full-blown panic attack...
A new cancer diagnosis can change your priorities and day-to-day routines. Many patients and their caregivers feel a range of emotions, including shock, sadness, anger, disappointment and confusion. The added anxiety of awaiting test results and appointments can cause even more stress.
“Having an emotional response to a cancer diagnosis is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation,” says licensed clinical pyschologist Catherine...
Social anxiety is the reluctance to engage in everyday activities you normally enjoy, because you’re worried about making a mistake, feeling...
Thousands of people will get screening exams for breast cancer, cervical cancer and lung cancer this year. Others will get diagnostic tests...
Burnout is the combination of exhaustion, detachment and cynicism that can sometimes develop when we’re faced with unrelieved stress over...
There’s no doubt about it, food and stress are linked. And it’s not just that when you’re stressed you might eat too much, or too little,...
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidelines earlier this month for those who’ve gotten vaccinated against...
Cancer patients can experience a wide range of side effects. For some, migraine headaches can have a big impact on their quality of life.<...