Treatment Type a Non-Factor in Prostate Cancer Patients' Anxiety - Leave it to the nurses to care about this?

[cujoe]

MedPage Today article about research into PCa patient anxiety after diagnosis. Pretty sure everyone reading this has experienced significant anxiety as they digest the fact that they have cancer and determine what course of treatment is appropriate. For those with more advanced disease, the emotional rollercoaster seems to never end.

And while post-diagnosis & treatment anxiety are not news to most PCa patients, it is reassuring to see that the emotional impact of a PCa cancer is getting focused attention by the medical community we rely on for our care.

The article is here:

Treatment Type a Non-Factor in Prostate Cancer Patients' Anxiety - by Mike Bassett, Staff Writer, MedPage Today, April 29, 2021

medpagetoday.com/meetingcov...

And a Brief Conference Summary of the Research is here:

ons.confex.com/ons/2021/mee...

And a multi-media Eposter with a short video by the lead researcher, Lea Mundle, is here:

ons.confex.com/ons/2021/rs/...

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Meditation/Mindfulness can help.

Give it a try & Be Safe/Stay Well - K9

[NPfisherman]

K9 Terror,

They do not call it the Prostate Specific Anxiety test for nothin', my brother... I bet you still feel a twinge of it when it is time to test..

Fish

[cujoe in reply to NPfisherman]

Always and forever, Mr. Fish. That is until some of your science comes along with the cure/chronic state advance. In fact, I've got my semi-annual visit/labs in a month from now - so twinge time is just around he corner.

[NPfisherman in reply to cujoe]

In true provider fashion, I say take the test, followed by 2 marijuana brownies and call me in the morning..... if you can remember to call... several brew chasers is also okay as needed (PRN)...

Fish