Some cancer survivors also need psychological support.

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Some would say that it fills a psychological need that other companies have not had to do in quite the same way.

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In a special study done in October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that 45 percent of the residents in the New Orleans area were in need of some form of psychological counseling.

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"For some kinds of thought, especially moral decision-making about other people's social and psychological situations, we need to allow for adequate time and refection, " said Immordio-Yang.

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