Anxiety is one of the most common reactions of a patient to cancer. It is quite understandable for people to be worried upon hearing that they are suffering from cancer. Cancer patients have this feeling ever since the diagnosis of the disease. As it is a life threatening disease that has no cure, a patient will at all times be concerned about his remaining days among his family and peers. The worst cases also include depression, nausea and shortening of life span.
Choose the best concluding statement for this paragraph. A) Of course, there are other diseases which have a similarly debilitating impact upon the emotions of the afflicted. B) The treatment options for cancer patients are dependent upon what kind of cancer they have and the extent to which it has metastasized. C) Cancer is a traumatizing event in people's lives, and it is only natural that it will exact an emotional toll upon those whom it afflicts. D) Being diagnosed with cancer certainly isn't pleasant, but we live at a time