| Living with cancer and managing its often | | | | Re-establishing the personal autonomy begins with |
| debilitating repercussions, solicits empathy. | | | | accepting total responsibility over an individual's |
| Depression, anxiety about the outcome, fear of | | | | physical, mental and emotional sobriety or |
| the future and realization of dying soon can make | | | | well-being. A patient's attitude towards cancer |
| a hell on earth for a cancer patient. However, | | | | determines how his or her significant others like |
| despite the massive pain of testing positively in | | | | friends, family members and colleagues, react. |
| cancer diagnosis, a patient must make efforts to | | | | Taking charge of one's destiny despite testing |
| gain more knowledge about the condition, use this | | | | positive in a cancer screen resurrects hope and |
| knowledge to conquer it and ultimately regain | | | | most times life, for the patient. |
| control over his or her life. | | | | |