Undiagnosed depression in cancer patients is one of the biggest gaps in treatment
Simone Webster's mood swings and emotions were a constant source of trouble. However, when she received a breast cancer diagnosis at age 31 last year, the floodgates truly opened. "I must have done something," Webster remarked, her tears welling up. How did I trigger this?
Waves of despair overtook Webster, now 33, with a profound sense of helplessness that made her want to run away from the world. According to Webster, you lose a lot of things, such as her boyfriend, her right breast, and her ability to conceive. Feeling hopeful feels so foolish.
Although these problems frequently go untreated, depression, anxiety, and other psychological disorders affect about one-third of cancer patients. Oncologists frequently don't want to open this bag of worms, according to Kristin Kilbourn, a c...