A recent study of cancer patients in Finland and Sweden found no association between survival rates and whether people were positive or negative in their outlook.I will not deny that getting (or maintaining) a positive outlook despite having cancer can improve the quality of the life you can have until your body gives in to cancer – but thinking positive will not delay death.
The study, in the American Journal Of Epidemiology, looked at 4,600 people with cancer over 30 years, and found that whether they were extrovert or neurotic, their attitude to life had no relationship with how long they survived their illness.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Psychosomatic Model fails in Cancer
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Comments are moderated, because I am tired of Gerwyn-V99-The-Idiot and his moronic sockpuppets, and tired of the story of the two dogs, but I will try to publish everything else.
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Why are you trying to stigmatise mental illness? I think Professors of Psychiatry like Peter White & Michael Sharpe know a lot more than you.
ReplyDeleteYou're probably one of those vocal conspiracy theorists.
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