Depression Is Seen In Around one-third of Lung Cancer Patients

Around one-third of patients newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer have moderate to severe symptoms of depression, says a new study. For many of these patients -- particularly those with severe symptoms -- depression occurs in a toxic blend of high levels of anxiety, traumatic stress, impaired day-to-day functioning and significant pain and other physical symptoms, findings showed. The results suggest doctors need to screen lung cancer patients for depression and then act ...