About Lung Cancer: Cancer and Emotions and Stress

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Lung Cancer Lung Cancer Symptoms / Diagnosis Coping Treatment From Lynne Eldridge MD, your Guide to Lung Cancer  Cancer is an "emotional disease" to stay the least.  No matter what anyone has studied or believes, this crossroad between life and death shakes us to our core.  How can you cope (or help a loved one cope) with this emotional tsunami while addressing the physical sides of treatment? Best wishes until next week, Dr. Lynne Integrative Cancer Treatments - A Mind Body Approach to Emotional Healing  If you are coping with the emotional mudslide of cancer, you've probably figured out that traditional Western medicine is lacking.  Is there a pill to help cope with the fear of dying?  Is there a pill that eases anxiety without side effects or risk of addiction?  You need not lose hope.  Some alternative therapies have been found to make a big difference when it comes to coping with those emotions, thoughts, and feelings. Search Related Topics:  smokers guilt  depression and lung cancer  lung cancer support Lung Cancer Smoker's Guilt  If you ever smoked, do you ever feel guilty?  Time to get rid of that guilt ASAP (translated "as soon as possible".)  We have ALL done things that aren't healthy - even the doctor who is helping you survive may be likely of being a "workaholic."  (Thank you to a special doctor that shared that thought with me.)  Check out these tips to get past any guilt you feel, and focus your efforts on healing. Search Related Topics:  smokers guilt  depression and lung cancer  lung cancer support Cancer and Suicide  When we think of people with cancer, we think about how hard people work, and what they endure to stay alive.  But suicide in cancer patients isn't uncommon, and it often occurs early on after a diagnosis.  What do you need to know today? 15 Ways to Reduce Stress  If you've watched the news, you may have heard that people with breast cancer get stressed out much more easily.  I know the study wasn't done on people with lung cancer, but I have to believe the results would be the same.  Until we see those studies (and those of us who are advocates fight for more studies looking at people with lung cancer) what are some things you can do to cope with that increased stress level? Search Related Topics:  stress relief  healthy lifestyle  inner peace Related Searches Advanced Lung Cancer Breast Cancer News Treatment of Cancer Prostate Cancer Cure About Cancer Featured Articles   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Lynne Eldridge MD Lung Cancer Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Lung Cancer newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads What is Lung Cancer? Symptoms of Lung Cancer Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Treatment of Lung Cancer Preventing Lung Cancer   Follow me on: Advertisement