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Chapter 21 - Cancer and Mental Health

from Section 5 - Physical and Mental Health Overlap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2021

By
David W. Kissane
Edited by
David Castle  and
David Coghill
David Castle
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
David Coghill
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
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Summary

Cancer is a disease of ageing, as more DNA mutation errors eventually escape repair mechanisms, and present clinically with a variety of tumours. As the overall cure rate reaches close to 70% and is much higher in a range of specific cancers, many patients end up surviving two or three malignancies. Despite this treatment success, cancer is still deeply feared and viewed by society as a death threat. In many countries, cancer competes with heart disease for status as the leading cause of death in the community.

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Comprehensive Men's Mental Health , pp. 232 - 240
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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