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Mind your health: anxiety, depression, and cancer

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Mind your health: anxiety, depression, and cancer

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Written by Jameson Kowalczyk.

Medically reviewed by Mark Arredondo, MD.

Updated onAugust, 2026

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Written by Jameson Kowalczyk.

Medically reviewed by Mark Arredondo, MD.

Updated onAugust, 2026

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