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title: "Treatment Effects: Coping with Changes in Your Body Image"
description: Treatments for medical conditions like cancer and heart disease can leave lasting physical and mental scars. Research showed that 58% of people who underwent treatment for cancer had a negative body image as a result. As a cancer survivor herself, Dr. Bernhardt, a board-certified clinical health psychologist at Northwestern Medicine, shares advice on how to cope with body image issues after a major medical event.
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# [Treatment Effects: Coping with Changes in Your Body Image](https://www.myaccesshope.org/foundational-partner-news/treatment-effects-coping-with-changes-in-your-body-image)

 Written by [AccessHope](https://www.myaccesshope.org/foundational-partner-news/author/accesshope) | Feb 13, 2023 6:00:00 PM

Treatments for medical conditions like cancer and heart disease can leave lasting physical and mental scars. Research showed that 58% of people who underwent treatment for cancer had a negative body image as a result.

Nicolette M. Bernhardt, PsyD, is a board-certified clinical health psychologist at Northwestern Medicine, who works with many patients who have undergone surgery, radiation, and other treatments (like chemotherapy) that can change their physical appearance. As a cancer survivor herself, Dr. Bernhardt shares advice on how to cope with body image issues after a major medical event.

[Read the article.](https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/healthy-tips/Treatment-Effects--Coping-With-Changes-in-Your-Body-Image) 

 

 

 

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