Introduction: The Invisible Battle Within Imagine battling a life-threatening illness only to find yourself facing yet another silent enemy—posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. It is a challenging and often misunderstood battlefield that many patients with hematological malignancies, such as leukemia and lymphoma, must navigate long after their initial diagnosis. These forms of cancer originate in […]
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Decoding the Emotional Landscape: Understanding Stress, Adjustment, and Depression in Cancer Patients
Introduction Imagine waking up every day confronted with a battle that seems invisible to the outside world but is profoundly real and relentless within. This is the life of many patients struggling with hematological cancers, confronting not only the physical manifestations of the disease but also the intense emotional toll it exacts. Among them, depression […]