Anxiety

It is common for men with breast cancer to feel anxious. Anxiety or fear is often felt in distressing situations. You could find yourself feeling anxious while waiting for test results, anxious about your treatment and its effect on you and your family, or anxious about the future. Other symptoms of anxiety include:

• frequently have worrying thoughts that interfere with your daily life or relationships
• feeling tense or irritable and finding it difficult to relax
• having difficulty concentrating and making decisions
• having difficulty sleeping
• feeling that things are just too difficult, or even hopeless at times.

If you have experienced some or all of these symptoms, you could be suffering some anxiety. Talk to your doctor, nurse, or other health care professional as soon as possible.

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