Jodi MacLeod

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Jodi MacLeod

About Jodi MacLeod

Jodi MacLeod is a writer, patient advocate and twelve-year breast cancer survivor living in the Greater Philadelphia area. She maintains a wellness blog called WRITE4WELLNESS, focusing on clinical research in cancer wellness and integrative oncology.

Jodi is also a writer, blogger and patient co-investigator for the CHOICE Study (Choosing Options for Insomnia in Cancer Effectively), a two-site research trial comparing acupuncture and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in cancer survivors being conducted by leaders in integrative medicine research.

An avid reader, Jodi also thumbs through cookbooks in search of healthy, new recipes to try. She enjoys Zumba, gentle yoga and walks with her husband and beagle pup.
  • Depression after Cancer My Experience by Jodi MacLeod

Depression after Cancer: My Experience by Jodi MacLeod

April of this year will mark thirteen years since my breast cancer diagnosis at age 34. While I have always felt grateful to have survived cancer, I have also wrestled with depression. Unfortunately, I am not alone. Depression occurs in cancer patients at a rate three to five times higher than that of the general population...