Partners of breast cancer patients are at risk of developing mood disorders

Monday, September 27, 2010 - 05:14 in Health & Medicine

A new analysis finds that men whose partners have breast cancer are at increased risk of developing mood disorders that are so severe that they warrant hospitalization. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that clinicians should address the mental health of cancer patients' loved ones.

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