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Pieces of April

2003

A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.

80 min

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How to Navigate the Emotional Challenges of Breast Cancer: Tips from a Psychiatrist and Survivor

Feelings of anxiety, stress and depression are not uncommon for people with breast cancer, whether they’ve just been diagnosed, are undergoing treatment or are a survivor. Stephanie H.

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The Big Ordeal

Coping with cancer is hard. It is an emotional ordeal as well as a physical one, with known and somewhat predictable psychological responses. And yet, patients often feel isolated and alone when dealing with the stress, anxiety, depression, and existential crises so typical with a cancer diagnosis.

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Coping with Cancer: DBT Skills to Manage Your Emotions—and Balance Uncertainty with Hope

This compassionate book presents dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a proven psychological intervention that Marsha M. Linehan developed specifically for the impossible situations of life--and which she and Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz now apply to the unique challenges of cancer for the first time.

Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz, Marsha M. Linehan

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Cancer Survivorship: If You Are Angry at God

This video is part of the Wellness Guide for Cancer Survivors, a new publication from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. It is for adults who have been diagnosed and treated for any type of cancer.

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Anger After Cancer

Feeling angry is a common emotion for many people living with cancer. We discuss how to manage anger when it starts to affect your life

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Hawaii’s First Rage Room Offers Free Sessions to Cancer Patients

Hawaii’s first ever rage room is offering free “Smash Cancer” sessions to those currently undergoing treatment. The experience provides cancer patients with a space to let out all their emotions. Lauren Day has more from Break’N Anger in Kaka’ako.

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Tips for Working through the Emotions of Cancer

Going through cancer treatment can be an emotional roller coaster. Psychiatric Oncologist Dr. Wendy Baer gives some tips to keep you moving forward.

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The Anger of Cancer

I often must remind myself that anger needs to be understood as the flip side of the roiling fear that cancer instills in patients and also in caregivers.

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When Your Spouse Has Cancer

Includes Frequently Asked Questions about how to communicate and cope.

Stanford Medicine

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Love Lost: The Effects of Cancer on Marriage and Relationships

Although being in a close relationship during the cancer journey can dramatically improve outcomes, the stress of treatment and the diagnosis itself can take a toll on couples, sometimes in a negative way.

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Anger