Many cancers can now be cured, and treatments have become easier to cope with. However, the moment you are told you have cancer is almost always a time of deep emotional crisis and distress. In fact, most people say that they have never faced a bigger and more frightening challenge in their life.

People often have to deal with different problems throughout their lives. These can be marital problems, financial problems, job problems or problems with children or other family members. But most of these can seem relatively minor when they are compared to facing the diagnosis of cancer. In fact, a lot of people become almost paralysed mentally and emotionally by the news.