I believe those stories offer hope to patients who are still struggling with the impact of the diagnosis and/or going through treatment. It was nice for me to know that many people survive breast cancer long term. It's not the death sentence that it used to be decades ago. Hope is a powerful medicine.
I do believe that hearing about the successful treatment of other patients helps - we all need hope! And when you hear of the successful treatment of another patient, even if your condition is different, it gives you that hope, which can give you the strength to keep fighting and to keep going through treatment. You cannot underestimate the power of hope and positive thinking in any situation in life, but especially when dealing with the potentially life-threatening disease of cancer.
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