By Robert Firestone
The ultimate tragedy of the human condition is our awareness of our inevitable mortality.
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It’s no surprise that when a person gets a diagnosis of heart disease, cancer or some other life-limiting or life-threatening physical ailment, they become anxious or depressed.
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For the owners of Magnolia Wellness, LLC, mental health is more than just a brain issue. Rather, say Gizelle Tircuit and her daughter Janelle Posey-Green, emotional wellness goes far beyond what’s inside someone’s head, encompassing their body, their community, their culture and more.
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.
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Persistent depression can significantly shorten lung cancer survival—even if patients receive the latest cancer treatments, new research shows.
It’s no surprise that patients with cancer might become depressed, but now researchers say depression could precede a diagnosis. Here’s what you should know about the link between these two conditions.
Raison believes depression isn’t a single thing but a cloud of related mental and physical states unique to each person; there is no one symptom that every depressed person experiences.