Researchers Link Stigma to Depression Among Lung Cancer Patients
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
Studying the role of social stigma in depression for lung cancer patients, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have found that depression can be heightened by a lung cancer patient's sense of social rejection, internalized shame and social isolation. These factors may contribute to depression at rates higher than experienced by patients with other kinds of cancer.