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Cancer Diagnosis Leads To Higher Rates Of Non-Cancer Deaths
We
all know that cancer is a deadly disease and that, despite tremendous
advancements over the past decades, complications from cancer can
often lead to death. But several
recent studies have
shown that cancer can indirectly translate into a higher death rate,
as well: in the year following a diagnosis, incidents of suicide and
deadly cardiovascular disease significantly increase among cancer
patients.
This
probably doesn’t come as too much of a surprise. Due to the stress
and the emotional toll that a cancer diagnosis can place on a person,
those of us in the medical community should not be shocked to see
such stress translate into heart attacks and suicide attempts from
time to time. But the figures are still disconcerting: cancer
survival rates have risen dramatically over the past 25 years,
treatment options and support services have grown in number, and the
incidence of cardiovascular disease has declined proportionately to
these factors – yet the suicide rate only continues to skyrocket.
Why
is this the case? Why are people more likely to kill themselves
following a diagnosis today (when treatment options are numerous)
than in 1984 (when cancer was far more deadly)? These are difficult
questions to which, as of now, we cannot offer any concrete answers.
Some experts speculate that greater awareness of cancer’s dangers
among the general population has made the disease seem more hopeless
than in decades past. Others believe that outside factors – an
aging population, the economy, and even the proliferation – are
instead to blame.
Whatever
the reason, there’s no doubt that the medical community can (and
should) take concerted steps to insure the emotional health of a
patient in the year following a diagnosis. Unless the case is
terminal, every cancer patient should be given a reason to hope. They
should have a plan they expect to follow and a life goal they hope to
realize. They should be encouraged to talk about their concerns –
both with their oncologist and with a psychiatrist, if needed.
Furthermore,
close friends and family members should also be consulted in regards
to the stress and emotional toll that the patient will likely carry.
Simply having a spouse aware of such pressures can be incredibly
beneficial. The spouse is best attuned to look for signs of increased
stress and emotional unease. They are most capable of offering
consolation and encouraging their partner to use a medical
alert
service. Although a diagnosis can certainly be difficult for all
family members involved, it’s important to stress that the patient
himself is ultimately most vulnerable.
Cancer
is the second
most common cause of death in
the United States. Let’s not push that tally any higher by
neglecting some of its peripheral – yet equally-concerning – side
effects.
Author: Rebecca Wilcox
Author: Rebecca Wilcox
June 9, 2012
June 5, 2012
Schizofrenia - selfanalysis
One of the Quests that you can be assigned to after life is the Guardian Angels. That assignment seem to be somewhat oriented toward your own family (father/grandfather for his children, wife and/ore grandchildren). As far as I know it is the men who gets this Special Quest. And to be able to support more than one familymember you either have to have split personalitys ore have the ability to travel fast between two places, only by thought.
When badly traumatized after rebirth you develop all kinds of negative and destructive behavior and/ore bad, often unawared, mental states. One of theese bad earthly mental states is schizofrenia. Due to what I know about reinkarnation I feel a possibility that schizofrenia could be an inherited state of the mind.
When slightly traumatized after rebirth you develop diffrent positive abilities such as smartness, intelligence, intuition, ambitions, abilty to deal with many tasks at the same time and many more. And the inherited schizofrene state stays latent and undeveloped.
Note 1: To me badly traumatized equals multitraumatized.
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