The psychology of body image – understanding the impact of cancer upon the individual
Oncology interventions by necessity focus upon our patient’s body – the body is investigated, treated…
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Writing therapy helping breast cancer survivors
Writing therapy helps breast cancer survivors overcome anxiety and depression linked with body image concerns.…
Exercise protects against cancer death, recurrence and treatment related side effects by Prue Cormie
By Associate Professor Prue Cormie, Australian Catholic University for oncologynews.com.au We all know that exercise is…
Years after diagnosis, many young cancer survivors continue to struggle socially
A new study indicates that the social difficulties faced by many adolescent and young adult…
Immediate breast reconstruction reduces psychological impact of mastectomy
Immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) can avoid some of the psychological effects of undergoing mastectomy for…
Gathering hears of breast cancer research
A CONFERENCE for Tasmanian breast cancer patients and survivors has been told about new medical…