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Seeing Red: Coping with Anger During Cancer

By Heather L. Van Epps — 2012

Coping with anger during cancer can be difficult. And although anger is commonly regarded as a negative emotion, it can have advantages for cancer patients. “Some patients can take the anger and say, ‘I’m going to use this to fight back,’” says Philip Bialer, MD, a psychiatrist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, “so it can be used in a constructive way.”

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What Helped Me Get Through: Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope

Winner: 2009 National Health Information Award, Gold; Finalist: 2010 National Indie Excellence Award, Health & Well-being ——— This new book, edited by a breast cancer survivor, succinctly relates the experiences, both practical and sensitive, of hundreds of cancer survivors—including celebrities such...

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Julie K. Silver
2025
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Just Breathe: Dealing with Fear and Anxiety After Cancer

In this LiveLaughLearn video from Rethink Breast Cancer, Dr. Mary Elliott shares tips for dealing with stress and fear after a cancer diagnosis.

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2015
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‘Scanxiety’: The Fear and Anxiety of Cancer Screenings

People who are diagnosed with cancer often face a long, tough battle. And even if the disease goes into remission, the possibility that it could return causes a lot of grief. The fear and anguish can reach a breaking point when a cancer patient goes through their periodic screenings.

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2017
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Anxiety After Cancer: How Beating Cancer Makes Life Worse (And How to Turn it Around)

Through painful personal struggle and discovery, BH Lindblad discovered that life after cancer wasn't as he imagined. Crippling anxiety and PTSD plagued him for years, with no end in sight. From vigorous research, Lindblad found a dozen natural ways to cure his anxiety, for good.

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BH Lindblad
2019
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Breast Cancer Husband Discusses His Anger and Emotions

Breast cancer husband, James Coffee, talks about how he felt after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.

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2010
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Overcoming Toxic Emotions: A Practical Guide to Building Better Relationships with Yourself and Others

The desire to love and be loved and feel valued is universal. Seems easy enough, but for most people it is a constant, and often silent, struggle. Toxic emotions such as fear, resentment, guilt, and shame drain your energy, deflate the spirit, and make you feel stuck.

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Leah Guy
2021
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Avoidance will make you feel less vulnerable in the short run, but it will never make you less afraid.

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Harriet Lerner
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Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

When Jaouad finally walked out of the cancer ward—after countless rounds of chemo, a clinical trial, and a bone marrow transplant—she was, according to the doctors, cured. But as she would soon learn, a cure is not where the work of healing ends; it’s where it begins.

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Suleika Jaouad
2021
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