Something to think about.

I have recently read something that at least for me is quite interesting and astounding surprising. I am reading a book in which the author talks about a man who treats cancer diagnosed patients and helps them dealing with the disease and getting the most out of their lives.
This guy says that when a person is diagnosed with terminal cancer by their doctor, the attitude of the cancer diagnosed person towards life completely changes. He/She starts to pursue his/her lifelong dreams, starting to do the things he/she always wanted to do, and stops worrying about a lot of things than they were worried about before being diagnosed with the disease that were important for them.
The most incredible thing is that a lot of these people, after starting to pursue their dreams, going after what they want in life, ignoring some things that weren't as important as these people thought think in the past and paying attention to other more important aspects of their lives like friends, family and lifelong passions, get over cancer.
What do you think about it?, Can bad life choices like working at a job that you don't really like or neglecting other important aspects of your life like your dreams and the important persons people of in your life increase your possibilities of getting a terminal disease?

Nice writing, very thought provoking. For my part, I think yes doing things you don't want to do for a long time, and not seeing the important people in your life can really effect your health in a negative way. Maybe it can make you stronger to struggle sometimes and also to miss people you love (so as not to take them for granted) but doing either for too long I think would have a negative effect overall.