Since he is in India, I would suggest that he have a chat about his anxiety with a Buddhist monk.

And while you probably know this, I mention it for the benefit of others on this board as well.

Buddhism is not about religion, it's about precisely your friend's problem, i.e., how to calm the mind and eliminate fear and anxiety.

Johns Hopkins is running a program to deal with that also, but that is of little use to your friend in India

My intro: http://oralcancersupport.org/forums/ubbt...3644#Post163644

09/09 - Dx OC Stg IV
10/09 - Chemo/3 Cisplatin, 40 rad
11/09 - PET CLEAN
07/11 - Dx Stage IV C. (Liver)
06/12 - PET CLEAN
09/12 - PET Dist Met (Liver)
04/13 - PET CLEAN
06/13 - PET Dist Met (Liver + 1 lymph node)
10/13 - PET - Xeloda ineffective
11/13 - Liver packed w/ SIRI-Spheres
02/14 - PET - Siri-Spheres effective, 4cm tumor in lymph-node
03/15 - Begin 15 Rads
03/24 - Final Rad! Woot!
7/27/14 Bart passed away. RIP!