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Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, and advances in screening, early diagnosis, and treatment have yielded a 5-year survival rate of 98% in women with localized breast cancer. The 10-year survival rate for patients with all stages combined is 80%, reflecting the ongoing rise in the cancer survivor population. Consequently, ensuring that care of breast cancer patients continues beyond treatment of their disease is especially important. Recently, investigators evaluated the effects of psychological intervention (stress reduction, smoking cessation, mood improvement, and attention to health behaviors such as diet and exercise) on survival in women with histories of breast cancer.1 After a median follow-up of 11 years, women wh…