Living with cancer and its consequences for mental health
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Living with cancer and its consequences for mental health

Kathy Oxtoby Health journalist

Cancer diagnosis and treatment heightens people’s fears and anxieties, but nurses can help ease patients’ concerns and improve their experience

Fear, shock, anger, loneliness and grief for a life hoped for – there are many emotions people will experience when diagnosed with cancer, as well as during and after treatment.

Cancer Nursing Practice. 22, 5, 7-9. doi: 10.7748/cnp.22.5.7.s3

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