Excerpted from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute blog
By Lyndsay McCaffery

“…I was stuck in this weird place of having cancer but not needing what people thought was the “normal” treatment. People kept telling me how lucky I was and how I should be grateful that my prognosis wasn’t worse. Don’t get me wrong, there were days where I felt all those things. But then there were days where I felt guilty, stressed, anxious and just angry. It was then that I began to understand that cancer comes in many forms with many outcomes. No one, no matter what diagnosis they face, ever wants to feel anything but supported and loved…”

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Excerpted from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute blog
By Katherine Walsh

“…My world came to a screeching halt in September 2010, when at age 23, just one year after beginning my graduate studies at Harvard Medical School, I was diagnosed with ALL – acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Instead of being in a Dana-Farber lab conducting cutting-edge research, I began an intensive two-year chemotherapy regimen, which required many hospital stays, debilitating treatments, and a move back home with my parents…”

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Excerpted from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute blog
By Dana-Farber

“…For cancer patients, psychological stress adds to the burden imposed by the disease and the sometimes difficult aspects of treatment. Researchers have begun to explore whether, and in what ways, stress can affect the course of the disease…”

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