Asian-American cancer patients more depressed?

Studies have shown that, in response to the pressure brought on the cancer, the performance of better than white yellow race.

 

The study was conducted by the University of Leicester. The researchers examined more than 200 British is how to deal with cancer. This is more than 200 people in both Caucasian, but also Asian yellow.

 

Research results published in the "British Journal of Cancer Research" on. The results showed that Asians yellow respond to the cancer most common way is simply to deny that he is sick.

 

The white is more inclined not to think too much about their own illness, which can reduce the patient's anxiety and mental depression.

In an interview with the study of Asian yellow, about half of that even though the doctors have told the truth they are sick, they have agreed to cancer treatment, but they still want to believe that they have cancer.

 

In contrast, only about one-third of whites expressed the same idea.

The study found, regardless of their race, from the psychological denied cancer, can lead to mental depression.

The study used a questionnaire method, according to the patients response to the question of standards for scoring, and thus to determine how they are depressed in the end.

 

British Association for Cancer Research workers, said: "In this study, we found that cancer of the Asian yellow approach for cancer treatment is not enough health, and this often leads them to more depression, while the white patients seem to be able to better response, and more optimistic about the future. "

 

Another researcher, Dr. Sai Mengte said: "Asian yellow race, after that his cancer seemed to be more vulnerable to psychological blow."

 

However, he said, they will be within the framework of a larger crowd to continue to conduct a study to see if the yellow white and Asian people are not the same as the understanding of cancer.