{"id":14344,"date":"2023-05-29T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T10:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kapa3.gr\/?p=14344"},"modified":"2023-05-29T13:33:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T10:33:36","slug":"depression-is-often-overlooked-in-cancer-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kapa3.gr\/en\/depression-is-often-overlooked-in-cancer-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Depression Is Often Overlooked in Cancer Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Carly Flumer was a teenager, she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression<\/a>. She saw a psychiatrist<\/a> and a therapist regularly, and got medication and counseling. She managed her mental health well for over a decade. But in January 2017, she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of thyroid cancer<\/a> that had spread to her lymph nodes by the time it was diagnosed.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when things got complicated again.<\/p>\n

Flumer, then 27, underwent surgery to remove her thyroid. She also received intensive radiation. To all observers, she got a clean bill of health \u2014 at least with regard to her cancer. But, she says, her mental health had suffered.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople absolutely do not understand the panic a cancer diagnosis<\/a> can cause,\u201d Flumer says. \u201cMy depression and anxiety got worse when I got diagnosed. I also have had more suicidal thoughts because of the cancer,\u201d she says. \u201cThe side effects of treatment are real. So is the stress of waiting to see if the cancer comes back again.\u201d<\/p>\n