Mental Fitness Matters®

Mental Fitness Matters®


MFM 29 RADIO SHOW WSIC 105.9FM #9: The Impacts Cancer Can Have On Your Mental Health and Ways To Stay Mentally Healthy During the Process

February 27, 2020

Today we will be talking about the impacts of cancer on your mental health and things you can do to support you or your loved one’s mental health and stay mentally healthy.

I also have an amazing guest on with me today, Ronda Patel, of the Sharon White Foundation, whom I will introduce her and her amazing organization shortly.

In case you are not aware, February is cancer prevention month and when you think about it cancer is something that affects almost every person in one way or another. According to the national cancer institute, in 2019 it was estimated that 1.8 million people would be diagnosed with cancer. That’s a lot of people and we often hear about the physical and emotional impacts of cancer, but one aspect that doesn’t get spoken about as much is the impact cancer has on the mind and mental health…