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When Cancer Tests Are Positive

By: Feature Writer Helen Brain

Other people can offload their fear onto you when they first hear that someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer. This article shows ways to handle them. more...

When Cancer Tests Bring Bad News

By: Feature Writer Helen Brain

Someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer. The second in a series of articles on how to cope while you wait to hear the prognosis and proposed treatments. more...

When Medical Tests Bring Bad News

By: Feature Writer Helen Brain

Someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer. How to cope while you wait to hear the prognosis and proposed treatments. more...

Waiting for Medical Tests

By: Feature Writer Helen Brain

Someone you love has been tested for cancer. How do you keep calm while waiting for the doctor to call with the results? more...

Achieving Good Mental Health

By: Brenda Herzog

This article is meant to help people to understand that good mental health is achievable. There are many ways to get there. This article offers helpful suggestions. more...

Being a Good Counselor

By: Iona K Lister

This defines counseling and describes skills of an effective counselor, including being non-judgmental, having warmth, genuineness, discretion and other specifics. more...

Loss of a Parent

By: Candy Brown

This article examines the behaviors children exhibit when they lose a parent. The information is based on research and is useful for counselors/ family members. more...

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