Your mental attitude influences how your body responds to
illness. Often our immediate reaction to illness is to deny
the seriousness of it and to repress any emotions we may
experience in association with it. While this is a legitimate
response, over the long term this outlook may lead to greater
anxiety and worsen your physical health.
Just as the body responds negatively to high levels of
anxiety or stress, so may it respond positively to an improved
mental attitude. Developing positive coping skills is an
important step in actively dealing with prostate cancer.
On the right are a list of resources to help get you started.
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c/o Dr. Alastair Cunningham
Room 10-502B, Princess Margaret Hospital
610 University Avenue
Toronto ON M5G 2M9
Tel: 416-946-2062
The Coach House
81 Wellesley Street East
Toronto ON M4Y 1H6
Tel: 416-961-1928
Web: http://www.wellspring.ca
Alastair Cunningham, The Healing Journey: Overcoming
the Crisis of Cancer. Key Porter Books Ltd., Toronto,
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