Our Friends Respond: About 80% Have PTSD Symptoms After Diagnosis
By Caroline Durham on April 13th, 2016 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsA study published in March validated what many people diagnosed with breast cancer have felt: Over 80% of women experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after an early-stage breast cancer diagnosis. One year after diagnosis, almost 60% of those women still experience symptoms.
If you’ve been newly diagnosed with breast cancer, you may feel like your emotions are on a rollercoaster, swooping from scared to …
