When Paula Loomis found out she had breast cancer, she confronted the disease with blunt directness, optimism founded in faith and a sense of humor…There's no scientific proof that a positive attitude gives a patient an advantage in cancer treatment, writes Dr. Timothy Moynihan, a cancer specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Mayo Clinic's website. But he doesn't dismiss the power of attitude, either.

Wausau Daily Herald, Keith Uhlig, 10/31/11

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