Mental health and prognosis

Effects of stress, depression on cancer patients
Effects of cortisol dysregulation and inflammation
Meta-analysis: depression and mortality rates
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What doctors can do

Importance of physician empathy to patient outcomes
For Cancer Patients, A Little Empathy Goes a Long Way
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from NCBI's Cancer Care for the Whole Patient

The Psychosocial Needs of Cancer Patients
The Consequences of Unmet Needs

On the perils of the pink ribbon

Stop Demanding Positivity from Cancer Survivors
Positivity Is Bullshit When You Have Cancer
A Sick Stigma
Downside of Beating Cancer
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