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Managing Breast Cancer Fears

There are various kinds of fear that one encounters with respect to breast cancer. A variety of fears pertaining to each stage of breast cancer, beginning from a suspicion of breast cancer after locating symptoms proceeding to fears that actually grip both wives and husbands after the confirmation of breast cancer through a diagnosis. The fear of a diagnosis prevents many women from meeting a doctor, but this should not be the case. One should be encouraged to see a doctor immediately because the treatment process for breast cancer must begin as soon as possible. After the diagnosis, there are common fears pertaining to the risk of a recurrence of breast cancer or the spread of breast cancer. To manage the aforementioned breast cancer fears, one may adopt a variety of approaches. It is possible for women affected by breast cancer to go into denial or to avoid an acceptance of the situation. This may not, in the long term, be the best coping mechanism since there may be graver em...