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Diagnosis and treatment of cancer is known to influence psychological well-being to a significant degree. Rates of psychological distress are elevated for most individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer when compared to population norms. [2] [3] Common psychological reactions to cancer are mood and anxiety-related concerns. Elevated rates ...
The unsettling sensations experienced can cause individuals to respond to the stress in different ways, presenting psychological symptoms (e.g., excessive exhaustion, unhappiness, avoidance, dread and worry) that negative impacts an individual's well-being and quality of life. [6]
Psychological stress can be external and related to the environment, [3] but may also be caused by internal perceptions that cause an individual to experience anxiety or other negative emotions surrounding a situation, such as pressure, discomfort, etc., which they then deem stressful.
A new study shows that stress can affect colorectal cancer progression by altering gut balance. It comes in the wake of research highlighting the importance of sleep to gut health and tumor ...
Stress management encompasses techniques intended to equip a person with effective coping mechanisms for dealing with psychological stress, with stress defined as a person's physiological response to an internal or external stimulus that triggers the fight-or-flight response. Stress management is effective when a person uses strategies to cope ...
Cancer phobia can also appear in people suffering from Hypochondria. PTSD is also a common cause of the phobia. Anyone can have the phobia. Several factors can heighten the risk of developing anxiety related to cancer. People may be more susceptible to anxiety if they have undergone certain experiences such as:
Stress ulceration is a single or multiple fundic mucosal ulcers that causes upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and develops during the severe physiologic stress of serious illness. It can also cause mucosal erosions and superficial hemorrhages in patients who are critically ill, or in those who are under extreme physiologic stress, causing blood ...
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