One in three people with cancer experience mental or emotional distress. It is most common in breast cancer (42%) and head and neck cancer (41%) patients.
- National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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Up to 25% of cancer survivors experience symptoms of depression and up to 45% experience anxiety.
- National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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With 40% of cancer patients experiencing clinically significant mental health issues, including depression and anxiety, the need for care is evident.
- Cancervic.org.au
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Psychiatric disorders have been shown to affect at least 30–35% of cancer patients during all phases of the disease trajectory, and differ in nature according to stage and type of cancer.
- Mental Health America
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The most common mental health issue in women is depression.
- mcleanhospital.org
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1 in 4 women who had recently been told they had breast cancer had PTSD.
