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Cultivating Gratitude and Hope During Cancer Treatment

By Brianna Garrison, Sarah Hines — 2014

Gratitude is a conscious decision that allows us to gain perspective by viewing a situation through an alternate lens. Cultivating gratitude can help those affected by cancer cope.

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Cancer & Depression: Connection, Risks & Treatment

The diagnosis of cancer creates a flood of negative emotions for patients on the receiving end. Cancer patients are especially prone to depression because of cancer’s symptoms and treatments.1 Depressive symptoms stemming from a cancer diagnosis are treatable when discovered.

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Iris Waichler
2021
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After Cancer, Ambushed By Depression

Research shows that cancer survivors are more likely than their healthy peers to suffer psychological distress, such as anxiety and depression, even a decade after treatment ends.

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Marie Ennis-O'Connor
2019
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When Cancer Isn’t the Only Deadly Risk: Battling Depression Post-Treatment

I was lucky that my type of cancer responds well to hormone therapy, with no chemotherapy or radiation. Despite my excellent prognosis and low chance of recurrence, my breast cancer almost killed me.

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Marta Segal Block
2020
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Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients’ Lives

Persistent depression can significantly shorten lung cancer survival—even if patients receive the latest cancer treatments, new research shows.

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Robert Preidt
2021
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Dark Days: Depression May Precede a Cancer Diagnosis in Some Cases

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.

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Amy Paturel
2020
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Depression: Cancer’s Invisible Side Effect

Three in four depressed cancer patients don’t get enough help; survivors tell what it’s like to slip ‘down the rabbit hole’ — and how to climb back out.

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Mary Engel
2016
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Coping with Depression

Cancer patients often get depressed simply because having cancer can be a depressing experience.

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Andrew W. Kneier
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Depression

Feelings of depression are common when patients and family members are coping with cancer. It's normal to feel sadness and grief. Dreams, plans, and the future may seem uncertain.

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American Cancer Society
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Emotions and Coping as You Near the End of Life

This is written for the person with advanced cancer, but it can be helpful to the people who care for, love, and support this person, too.

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American Cancer Society
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What Cancer Takes Away

When I got sick, I warned my friends: Don’t try to make me stop thinking about death.

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Anne Boyer
2019
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