Cancers Not Affected By Emotional Health
 

Speaking for myself, I do have those "down days" sometimes, and it's a relief to know that evidence now shows it's not necessarily going to impact my survival!

Articles of Interest:
http://her2support.org/vbulletin/sho...414#post153414

Thank God.....
Carol

Thanks for sharing this with us Lolly and it's nice to "see" you again. I love that happy picture.

Peace & Love from me to you...

Mary Jo

Lolly,
I appreciate this post. Sometimes I think maybe I have stood in judgement of some of our sisters who are more "needy" emotionally than I am. I have felt that they were so negative that there was no way they were going to make it. I now believe that I was so wrong and this study reinforces my beliefs. However, I am so grateful that I have had the opportunity to grow since getting cancer because of the people here and in other aspects of my life. And most of all for my faith in a Higher Power in who's world nothing happens by mistake.
Love & hugs,
Marlys
Next time we come through Oregon on our way to the coast I would like to meet you in person!

I did read the article....
 

I thank you Lolly for this post. In my opinion this study was too vague for me; only conducted with 1,000 people with mouth, tongue, throat cancers that DID NOT spread. As much as I think that this may be good news for us all, I must say that I would like to see more studies like this for ME to fully believe that this is the case. I know that it is a conjuction of many things that help him to survive and that his positivity helps the quality of life our lives. Like I said, I did like the post and I do want to believe, I just cannot take too much stock in it now. If you find anymore studies like this one please, please post, I am very interested in following this news. Either way I enjoy the positive aspects of our beings, negativity is poison to Ed and I.>>Believe51

THESE ARE ONLY MY OPINIONS MY FRIENDS!

PS: Remember girls, every day you are fighting this beast you are a survivor in my eyes.

I am having a down day. Yesterday was my 2 years cancerversary survival as I think you all call it. My lovely husband stuart has just been told he has a brain tumour, and you can imagine my emotion s right now.

Janie.......
 

Hmmm...
True, one study does not constitute "proof" of anything - it is another interesting data point. But in one of the articles I thought I saw the researcher quoted as saying "the big advantage was that so many people died" (646 of >1000 in the study whose cancer had not "yet" spread). He sounded a little too excited about that LOL!

Yikes, I missed that little nugget of data also, thanks Chrisy. It does seem that researchers are often a bit too removed from the reality of their subjects, but I felt this was important research and wanted to bring it up here. I do appreciate the many positive posts from survivors and feel it's all part of the whole.

Janie, I'm sorry about your double whammy, it's a hard time for you right now, but we're here if you need us.

<3 Lolly

This is happy news for me, since I've struggled for emotional health at different times in my life.

Janie--As Lolly said, we are here. It's a shock to go from a patient/survivor to family member of someone who is ill. Could the tumor be benign? Sending good thoughts your way.

Thank you so much for your support, it has meant the world to me. I dont feel so alone now. My lovely husband Stuart says thank you too.

I believe stress has a significant impact on the immune system and many times I think emotions can go along with the stress. I don't feel there is much harm in the "acute" stress that happens when crisis arises, but I believe there is a direct corrolation between long-term chronic stress and the immune system.
Harrie