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5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Sharing Your Cancer Diagnosis
Whether and with whom to share your cancer diagnosis is a personal decision that only you can make. Before you divulge, ask yourself these questions.
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What might hold me back from sharing my status?
What might hold me back from sharing my status?
Is that concern valid?
2
What might I gain by sharing my diagnosis?
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What do I stand to lose from going public?
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Are there certain people I would be more comfortable telling than others? Be clear about why and how you might control the low of information.
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If I limit whom I tell, will I still have enough support?
Source: Katherine Puckett, PhD, national director of mind-body medicine at Cancer Treatment Centers of America © Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved. Used with permission
