1 in 5 shows PTSD symptoms after cancer diagnosis, study finds
Scientists in Malaysia and Boston analyzed patients over four years, and found that nearly 22 percent had developed PTSD within six months of diagnosis.
Roughly 1 in 5 cancer patients developed post-traumatic stress disorder within six months of their diagnosis — and a small percentage still experienced trauma-related symptoms six years later, according to new research.
Cancer patients and psychologists have long known a cancer diagnosis can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, even when patients manage to drive their disease into remission.
A new study, published Monday in the journal Cancer, underlined
