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“Finding somebody similar to you in terms of having that personal disease history, understanding what it means to you psychologically and physically, can have a very comforting effect... A shared disease can bridge a very big gap...” said Dr. Suzanne Miller, a clinical psychologist and director of behavioral medicine at Philadelphia’s Fox Chase Cancer Center .
“Finding somebody similar to you in terms of having that personal disease history, understanding what it means to you psychologically and physically, can have a very comforting effect... A shared disease can bridge a very big gap...” said Dr. Suzanne Miller, a clinical psychologist and director of behavioral medicine at Philadelphia’s Fox Chase Cancer Center .
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