Sound body
Fear itself
When patients are diagnosed with cancer -- or even if they're just being tested -- they're often engulfed by anxiety. Sometimes, they exaggerate the threat. Now, researchers want to help ease the worry.
As much as any disease, cancer stokes a deep sense of dread, even doom. Physicians see the fear welling in the eyes of their patients, hear it catching in their voices. (Full article: 1300 words)
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