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Getting Serious About Depression

By Cameron Walker — 2020

For cancer patients, untreated depression can mean they stop taking prescriptions, skip their cancer treatment or start engaging in behaviors like smoking or overeating that can harm their health. Because untreated depression is widespread, researchers are seeking ways to recognize it sooner in cancer patients and treat it more effectively, while cancer survivors who have experienced depression are trying to raise awareness to help others.

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