Last Tuesday I posted an article one HWC (HelpWithCancer.org), about how depression and stress may negatively effect a cancer patient’s recovery:
Proof a negative attitude may hurt cancer patient’s overall survival
So does proving a negative also help confirm a positive? My post includes links to several of the articles I wrote a month or so ago, asking for help confirming that a positive attitude can help cancer patients live longer.
So far, no one has produced real proof this is the case. But apparently there is proof that the opposite is true.
Click-on the headline link above and check-it-out if you get a chance.
Feel good and keep smiling! Pat
September 23rd, 2012 at 5:19 pm
The articles addressing this issue usually bring up the role that cortisol plays in prolonging stress. I wish someone would do a study addressing the causal factors of dealing with insurance companies while trying to remain alive!
September 23rd, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Hard to argue with that, Beth! I’m writing a book about different ways myeloma patients can get financial aid. Lots and lots of work! If you don’t feel good, it can be stressful just trying to meet deadlines and stay organized! On paper, its worth it to save–or be reimbursed–thousands of dollars. But doesn’t help with the stress–unless your stress is caused by not having enough to pay the bills!
September 23rd, 2012 at 6:54 pm
Well….my take on this question has always been that without an attittude that allows one to pursue optimal care there is an increased chance that one’s OS will be adversely impacted…or at the very least…one’s remaining time will be less enjoyable.
That said, as we are human beings with a wide spectrum of emtotions it’s important that we are allowed to constructively express each and every one of those emotions as they arise…. for the “tyranny of the positive” can also be detrimental to one’s well-being!
Best,
Steve
September 23rd, 2012 at 10:57 pm
Profound and “spot-on,” Steve! I should/may use this to kick-off next installment of this ongoing series…