Depression After Mesothelioma Diagnosis: Women Are at Highest Risk
White women are more likely than other patients to experience depression after mesothelioma diagnosis. That word comes from researchers at the University of Florida. The team analyzed the cases of more than 120,000 patients with late-stage cancer. Although all patients face a risk of depression with an advanced cancer diagnosis, the problem appears to be worse among white women. The research team says understanding how cancer news affects patients can help doctors avoid diagnosis bias. Cancer Records from the SEER Database The Florida study provides important insights into who is likely to get depression after mesothelioma diagnosis. The study included 123,066 advanced cancer cases from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. All study subjects received their diagnosis between…
