Straightforward trustworthy advice for malignant melanoma patients and carers
Frequently Asked Questions: What is the best way to cope with melanoma?
There are as many ways to cope as there are patients, but effective strategies have things in common.
The following article is the best one we know of setting out what they are. Many melanoma patients and caregivers have found it very useful:
Coping With Melanoma: Ten Strategies that Promote Psychological Adjustment
Since the paper was published, evidence for a link between mood and outcome of cancer has weakened very considerably, but overall its insights still hold true.
Another useful source of information for both patients and caregivers at all stages of melanoma is produced by the American Society of Clinical Oncology:
A doctor debunks some often heard, but false ideas about coping with and curing cancer:
Lastly, watch this movie- it's all a bit emotional and self-help sloganeering, but if you have cancer, you are going to see it sooner or later, and it can give you a lift.