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Mental health and depths with colon cancer
Life with colon cancer may have a hard time your mental health, but knowing what you can expect can help
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Waiting for a diagnosis
If you are concerned that you have colon cancer, it can be difficult to wait for an answer. While you are waiting, you can feel:
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Fear and stress
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More than 1 of 2 people are concerned about getting colonoscopy
fear
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The fear of cancer is one reason why people avoid being camouflaged, even though the screening can help prevent cancer.
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After a diagnosis
By carrying out colon cancer treatment, a wide range of emotions can lead, including:
fear
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It is normal to be afraid and worry about whether you are in pain, whether you can continue to work or whether you can die.
Anger and frustration
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People may be wondering: “Why me?” while dealing with cancer. They may beat healthy people, including their providers and relatives, against healthy people.
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depression
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People with colon cancer have more often deal with depression than people without illness.
Hope
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It is common to be too hopeful that the treatment works. It is okay not to have a positive attitude of 100% of the time, but it is hopeful if you can help your quality of life during treatment.
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After treatment
The relief of creating colon cancer treatment can also be accompanied:
Low self-esteem
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It is normal to feel confident after colon cancer treatment, especially if you have a bag like a colostomy or ileostomy outside the body, the waste collects.
loneliness
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If you return to your normal routine, you can feel separated from others. You may feel disappointed with how some people deal with your illness, or you may feel like nobody really understands what you have gone through.
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Fear and stress
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The relief of having struck cancer often follows the concern that cancer will return. For some people, this fear of recurring their ability hurts to enjoy their life.
Excitement and hope
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Many people have the feeling that they have received a “new rental agreement” after successful cancer treatment and are happy about the future.
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Healthy paths to coping
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Let it out. Regardless of whether you share with a trustworthy loved one, a self -help group or a consultant, it is the key to express your feelings.
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Relax. Breathing deeply, mindfulness and meditation can help reduce stress and fear.
Slide 9
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Move. Regular movement (even if it is only gentle stretching) can increase your mood and make fear easier.
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Concentrate on what you can control. If you are involved in your care and spend your time outside the treatment, you can distract your focus from what you cannot control.
Slide 10
resources
National Cancer Institute – Emotions and Cancer
This educational resource was created with the support of Daiichi Sankyo.
Slide 1
Mental health and depths with colon cancer
Life with colon cancer may have a hard time your mental health, but knowing what you can expect can help
Slide 2
Waiting for a diagnosis
If you are concerned that you have colon cancer, it can be difficult to wait for an answer. While you are waiting, you can feel:
Slide 3
Fear and stress
-
More than 1 of 2 people are concerned about getting colonoscopy
fear
-
The fear of cancer is one reason why people avoid being camouflaged, even though the screening can help prevent cancer.
Slide 4
After a diagnosis
By carrying out colon cancer treatment, a wide range of emotions can lead, including:
fear
-
It is normal to be afraid and worry about whether you are in pain, whether you can continue to work or whether you can die.
Anger and frustration
-
People may be wondering: “Why me?” while dealing with cancer. They may beat healthy people, including their providers and relatives, against healthy people.
Slide 5
depression
-
People with colon cancer have more often deal with depression than people without illness.
Hope
-
It is common to be too hopeful that the treatment works. It is okay not to have a positive attitude of 100% of the time, but it is hopeful if you can help your quality of life during treatment.
Slide 6
After treatment
The relief of creating colon cancer treatment can also be accompanied:
Low self-esteem
-
It is normal to feel confident after colon cancer treatment, especially if you have a bag like a colostomy or ileostomy outside the body, the waste collects.
loneliness
-
If you return to your normal routine, you can feel separated from others. You may feel disappointed with how some people deal with your illness, or you may feel like nobody really understands what you have gone through.
Slide 7
Fear and stress
-
The relief of having struck cancer often follows the concern that cancer will return. For some people, this fear of recurring their ability hurts to enjoy their life.
Excitement and hope
-
Many people have the feeling that they have received a “new rental agreement” after successful cancer treatment and are happy about the future.
Slide 8
Healthy paths to coping
-
Let it out. Regardless of whether you share with a trustworthy loved one, a self -help group or a consultant, it is the key to express your feelings.
-
Relax. Breathing deeply, mindfulness and meditation can help reduce stress and fear.
Slide 9
-
Move. Regular movement (even if it is only gentle stretching) can increase your mood and make fear easier.
-
Concentrate on what you can control. If you are involved in your care and spend your time outside the treatment, you can distract your focus from what you cannot control.
Slide 10
resources
National Cancer Institute – Emotions and Cancer
This educational resource was created with the support of Daiichi Sankyo.