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At Last! Study Says Chronicling Cancer Experience Online Reduces Depressive Symptoms Among Survivors
As a society, we are increasingly moving online to tell our friends, family and co-workers – sometimes indeed, the world – about our personal experiences with cancer. I’m a longtime believer that journaling or chronicling one’s cancer journey is rehabilitative to our emotional well-being. Since I was diagnosed in 2001, I’ve jotted down my survivor…
Emotional Scars: Less Visible But Run Deep
In a previous CancerForward blog post, I relayed some of my experiences with the physical scars I received from my treatment for cancer. Although perhaps less visible to others, the emotional scars from cancer do not quickly fade and can be very serious. A recent study conducted by the Duke Cancer Institute discovered that cancer…