By Diane Dreher — 2019
How compassion can help you relieve stress.
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A cancer diagnosis brings a wealth of psychological challenges. In fact, adults living with cancer have a six-time higher risk for psychological disability than those not living with cancer.
To understand the minds of individual cancers, we are learning to mix and match these two kinds of learning — the standard and the idiosyncratic — in unusual and creative ways.
A single dose of psilocybin, a compound found in “magic mushrooms,” provides long-term relief of anxiety and depression in cancer patients, a new study finds.
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If you've been diagnosed with cancer, knowing what to expect and making plans for how to proceed can help make this stressful time easier.
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Anxiety is a natural response to a cancer diagnosis, whether for ourselves or a loved one. Our bodies engage a flight, fight or freeze mechanism that can become overwhelming.
In general, anxiety is a common problem for patients with a cancer diagnosis.
The new research looked at cancer patients who took part in a study nearly five years ago.
The author writes that what she does on behalf of healing any individual or being must also be healing, even if not directly extended, for the world itself.
Catherine Ann Lombard explores how imagery and artistic expression can help clients cope with cancer.