VVe examined how the social environment influences men's ability to cognitively process
anc recover psychologically from the trauma associated with prostate cancer. We
hypothesized that men who judge others to be unreceptive to their attempts to talk about
their cancer-related concerns would have poorer mental health than men with more
receptive social networks. In a survey with 178 prostate cancer survivors, vve measured
intrusive thoughts about cancer, social constraints in talking about cancer, avoidance in …

We examined how the social environment influences men's ability to cognitively process and
recover psychologically from the trauma associated with prostate cancer. We hypothesized
that men who judge others to be unreceptive to their attempts to talk about their cancer-
related concerns would have poorer mental health than men with more receptive social
networks. In a survey with 1 78 prostate cancer survivors, we measured intrusive thoughts
about cancer, social constraints in talking about cancer, avoidance in thinking and talking …