Why do we always say that people have "lost their battle" with cancer? As if they've failed to fight hard enough.
We don't believe people with heart disease need a positive attitude to get better, yet with cancer we put an obligation on the patient to fight their disease with a determination to get better.
But what actually cures cancer? Mental strength or medical science?
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Our panel on Talking Point discussed this today. We were joined by;
- Dr Paul D'Alton, Head & Clinical Lead of the Department of Psycho-oncology at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin
- Dympna Watson, chairperson of breast cancer awareness group, EuropaDonna Ireland. Dympna was told she had breast cancer 10 years ago this week
- Leslie Shoemaker, counselling pyschologist.
We kick-started the conversation on Twitter, @talkingpointnt, with a link to this talk by Dr Barbara Ehrenreich.
You can listen to our panel discussion below, and you can continue to let us know your thoughts on Twitter.
