Some Breast Cancer Patients Battle PTSD

(Associated Press)
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Updated: 3/13 5:03 pm

(CNN) - Some breast cancer patients may develop post-traumatic stress disorder.

That's according to research done by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

The study of more than 1,100 participants found that 23% of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients experience some symptoms of PTSD like anxiety and trouble sleeping.

Younger women, and African-American and Asian women, were most likely to develop the disorder.


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