Psychological Intervention Provides Enduring Health Benefits For Women With Breast Cancer

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1. Coping Strategies Of Young Women With Breast Cancer Affected By Quality Of Life
   Numerous studies have shown a relationship between coping strategies and quality of life (QOL) among women with breast cancer. In a study published in the online edition of Journal of Behavioral Medicine, an investigation of coping strategies and quality of life among younger women with breast cancer suggests that QOL determines the use of coping strategies.
2. Following Intervention To Teach Self-Screening Techniques, Women 10 Times More Likely To Do Breast Self-Exams Correctly
   A brief intervention program - consisting of one counseling session and two follow-up phone calls - boosted by tenfold the number of women correctly performing breast self-exams. These are the findings of a Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study in the American Journal of Health Promotion. Funded by the National Cancer Institute, this study is one of the first to show intervention
3. Sharing Cancer Genetic Test Results With Children
   Mothers who share cancer genetic test results with their children are more satisfied with their decision than those who decide not to tell, according to a new study by researchers at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center. The study also shows, for the first time, what role fathers play in disclosing mother's test results.
4. Women With Breast Cancer Cope Better Following Program Focused On Body, Mind And Spirit
   Pathfinders, a program designed to care for the whole person -- body, mind and spirit -- has been found to help women with terminal cancer cope and has improved their quality of life, according to a study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. "The program helped improve distress and despair during the initial three months and up to six months after diagnosis among women w
5. Breast Cancer Intervention Reduces Depression, Inflammation
   A psychological intervention for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with symptoms of depression not only relieves patients' depression but also lowers indicators of inflammation in the blood. Those are the findings of a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) and the Ohio State Un