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Daniel Keane

Depression before or after breast cancer diagnosis linked to lower survival rate

Having depression before or after a breast cancer diagnosis can lower the chances of survival, a study has found.

Researchers at the University of Kentucky found that those diagnosed with the mental health condition prior to developing breast cancer had a 26 per cent higher risk of death.

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