Feeling afraid and silly at the same time
Hi all, I'm new to this forum. I'm awaiting results from my core needle biopsy and the fear is almost paralysing. I think I can go through a cancer diagnosis and treatment as long as it is not adv...
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@arpie @Anne65 wrote that it is proven that stress fuels cancer, hence my query about quality peer-reviewed studies to support this assertion. I have studied this and quality evidence is lacking.
A new diagnosis is inherently stressful; advising a newly diagnosed person that stress will fuel their cancer is rather bold if one is not an expert in the field. This was not presented as an opinion but as a fact. I ponder how many doctors, be it surgeons, MOs or GPs, would extol this factoid to their newly diagnosed patient.