Uho Health Network Reporter Tang Qiaoyi / Edited and Compiled December 26, 2017

Since personality is related to disease, is there such a thing as a "cancer personality"? Modern Western medicine has placed its bets on genetic factors, attempting to find answers to cancer through them. Only a small number of medical professionals have noticed the critical role personality plays in disease. Whether personality has a decisive role in disease has already been proven by the fact that "Type A personalities are prone to heart disease." Personality is absolutely related to disease, and indeed, some scientists have devoted research to the so-called cancer personality.

**Individuals with Rapid Cancer Growth Have a Strong Tendency to Hide Inner Feelings**

In 1951, Klein and Sobin observed that many cancer patients suffered from severe depression, self-denial, and excessive descriptions of their illnesses. In 1952, West, Bloomberg, and Ellis reported that through psychological testing, they found that compared to those with slower tumor growth, individuals with rapid cancer growth had a strong tendency to hide their inner feelings and were less capable of taking positive actions to reduce tension.

**Cancer Patients Lack Insight or Self-Awareness, Exhibiting Hostility and Dependence**

The Comprehensive Personality Profile Test developed by the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia also revealed that cancer patients tend to completely suppress emotions and motivation. Accompanying this trait is a notable lack of insight or self-awareness, as well as two other characteristics: hostility and dependence. Hostility is often directed inward, manifesting as guilt and self-destruction on a conscious level, with certain self-harming tendencies evident in behavioral patterns. Dependence issues are reflected in inflexible and one-directional interpersonal relationships, often involving self-sacrifice to gain others' acceptance and approval.

If there are negative personality traits, there must also be positive ones. Cancer is not a terminal illness—many patients have survived against the odds for years. How did they do it? Could their recovery be related to positive personality traits? Yes, just as there are personalities prone to cancer, there are also positive personalities that aid in recovery from cancer. Some therapists or doctors have even developed methods and treatments to help cancer patients regain their vitality. What traits help people recover from cancer? Preliminary research has found that survivors attribute their success to the following psychological factors:

- 75% believed a positive outcome would occur.
- 71% had a fighting spirit.
- 71% had an accepting attitude toward the disease.
- 71% viewed the disease as a challenge.
- 68% took responsibility for their illness and its consequences.
- 64% had a renewed desire or will to live.
- 64% maintained positive emotions.
- 61% had (religious) faith.
- 61% found a new sense of purpose in life.
- 61% changed their habits and behaviors.
- 59% felt a sense of control.
- 59% altered their lifestyle.
- 57% experienced self-nurturing and greater self-affirmation.
- 50% had social support.

*(This article is excerpted from /Don’t Let Cancer Treatment Kill You/ published by Persimmon Culture.)*

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