The New York Times Health blog points to an article in the journal Oncologist that confirms what many people have already experienced: that journaling can help cancer patients improve their quality of life. The article is here: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/the-power-of-words-for-cancer-patients/.
It isn't so much just repeating facts in writing. That actually has little benefit. What is beneficial is writing about the feelings and experience of cancer, as a way of acknowledging your fears and the changes that cancer brings. It is about giving yourself a voice, even if it is only on paper.
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