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When Lighting Strikes Twice: Purposefully Seeking Growth in Cancer's Journey
Abstract
Cancer is a significant life event that can also be considered traumatic across multiple events within a treatment episode. As a result, patients may experience typical and paradoxical reactions across all five life domains: physical, mental, cognitive, social, and spiritual. Cancer can generate experiences of loss, inducing a season of grieving. Additionally, a journey with cancer may involve negative cognitive spirals, which have the potential to be detrimental to overall outcomes. Fortunately, cancer can also produce posttraumatic growth (PTG), which is correlated to positive outcomes across all five life domains and future adversities. With intentional use of PTG principles and engagement in strategic activities, including support groups, cancer patients can increase positive physical, emotional, and spiritual health during a treatment episode and in survivorship.
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