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Distress, Anxiety and Depression in Prostate Cancer Patients

There have been a number of articles that claim that older cancer patients report less distress than younger cancer patients report. However, this research has generally not sorted the differences among general distress, anxiety, and depression in older vs. younger survivors. Elson CJ, Weinberger MI, Balk E, Holland J, Breitbart W, Roth AJ. From the [...]

By Malecare|2009-10-08T11:50:05-04:00October 8th, 2009|Advanced Prostate Cancer, General Information, How We Live, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments

Insomnia, Depression and Distress

I don’t know about your experiences, but I definitely suffer from insomnia. There are two different types of insomnia, difficulty falling asleep and difficulty staying asleep. I have no problem getting to sleep, but after three to four hours I find myself waking every half hour to hour. This can continue on for two to [...]

By Malecare|2009-08-23T19:02:15-04:00August 23rd, 2009|Advanced Prostate Cancer, General Information, How We Live, Personal Experiences, Prostate Ponderings, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|3 Comments