The Effect Of Stress Management To Reduce Anxiety In Cancer Patients

Cancers are a broad range of diseases that each of them have their etiology, treatment program andprognosis. After cardiovascular disease, cancer is the second cause of death in human societies, inthe world Cancer of public opinion is, as a crippling disease and incurable. Psychological stresscaused by the cancer, causing anxiety and depression in these patients, failure to treat thesereactions are reason, longer stay in the hospital, disorder in medical treatments, reducing thechance of survival in these patients. Anxiety and depression are common psychological responsesin cancer patients. Treatment also can be anxiety-provoking for patients. On the other hand, Paintolerance in cancer patients has the impact on the quality of life of the patient. Stress management,effective strategy to improve the different attitude, social problem solving skills and patients canreduce the anxiety, stress, and turbulence caused by cancer. The aim of this study is effect of stressmanagement to reduce anxiety in patients with cancer. Anxiety and stress have a psychologicaleffect directly on immune system and reduces the body s resistance. Results show that theprevalence of stress and, in general, psychological problems in patients with cancer is 25 to 30percent. There are relation among depression, stress, and anxiety there, so that cancer patientswith anxiety and stress have higher rates of depression and vice versa. Anxiety, response to athreat, and cancer is a threat, so a lot of cancer patients are anxious, this necessary pay attention topsychological interventions based stress reduction, reducing psychological symptoms andimproved methods contrast with cancer as a chronic disease.