Cancer Patients Can Have PTSD

It seems we always associate Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with our military. But did you know that 1/3 or more cancer patients experience it too? Yes, freight, strain, heartache, anger, grief, and many other emotions can manifest in the cancer patient’s life. This can often bring about PTSD.

For many years I wondered why so many of our past cancer patients refused to shout to the world their marvelous remission. Even after being in remission for years, some people have been afraid to speak of their ordeals. Many times we would ask patients to speak with newly diagnosed patients in …read more