Leah Lawrence

Leah Lawrence is a freelance health writer and editor based in Delaware. She has contributed to trade, consumer, and medical association publications and websites focused on hematology/oncology, cardiology, primary care, endocrinology, and general health.

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Sleep-Wake Disorders

Lack of Sleep Associated With Increased Risk for Cancer

Getting less than 6 hours of sleep each night was associated with an increased risk for cancer in a large study.

Leah Lawrence

July 28, 2023

Anxiety Disorders

Risks Associated With COVID-19 Pandemic Caused Anxiety Among Patients With Cancer

Patients with cancer reported concerns about the risks that COVID-19 poses to themselves and their family, how delayed care might affect their outcomes, and the social and economic impacts of the pandemic.

Leah Lawrence

May 30, 2023

Anxiety Disorders

Integrative Therapies Can Reduce Pain, Anxiety After Gynecologic Cancer Surgery

Integrative therapies may reduce anxiety, depression, and severe pain in patients undergoing gynecologic cancer surgery, a study suggests.

Leah Lawrence

April 20, 2023

General Psychiatry

Childhood, Adolescent Cancers Linked to Higher Risk for Major Psychiatric Disorders

Compared with the general population, survivors of childhood and adolescent cancers have an increased risk of 6 major psychiatric disorders.

Leah Lawrence

February 7, 2023