October 18, 2012
Cancer-Specific Anxiety Likely Increases Depressive Symptoms
Higher levels of cancer-specific anxiety were associated with poor sexual function and indicators of depression among men who underwent surgery to treat prostate cancer. The researchers hypothesized that cancer-specific anxiety would affect quality of life in men who had prostatectomy. “The 10-year survival for a man undergoing surgery to remove localized prostate cancer is greater […]
Tags: anxiety, cancer-specific anxiety, Dr. Alexander Parker, Helio, prostate cancer, prostatectomy