Relationships
New information presented during a conference on cancer and health disparities suggest non-white women receive less social support than white women after cancer treatment. “This is an important finding when designing and promoting social support resources for female cancer survivors to better include cancer survivors of color,” said study author Jennifer M. Jabson, M.P.H., Ph.D.,…
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 40 percent of adults were single in 2009. Researchers have found that the “single stigma” is worst for women in their mid-20’s through mid-30’s. Women 35 and older are more content with their single status and don’t complain of social pressure as much as younger singles. Michelle Cove,…
Psychosomatic symptoms or somatization is defined as the tendency to experience psychological distress in the form of physical symptoms. Research found 14 common symptoms that includes chest pain, fatigue, dizziness, headache, edema, back pain, shortness of breath, insomnia, abdominal pain, numbness, impotence, weight loss, cough, and constipation. The brain and the body are intimately intertwined,…