Potential of Cannabis, Cannabinoid Products in Managing Cancer Symptom Burden
Researchers conducted a literature search for evidence of the effects of medical marijuana products on symptom burden in patients with cancer.
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Telemedicine and Quality of Life in Patients With Lung Cancer
Telemedicine has become more crucial than ever in the continuing wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that there was a 50% increase utilization of telehealth services in the first quarter of 2020 compared with 2019, and a 154% increase in week 13 of 2020…
Depression/Antidepressant Use Associated With QOL but not OS in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing HSCT, Study Finds
This study separately evaluated the impact of depression/antidepressant use on the QOL and OS of cohorts of patients undergoing allogeneic or autologous HSCT.
The Cost of Bottling It Up: Emotion Suppression as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Anger and Depression Among Men with Prostate Cancer
[Cancer Management and Research] Gender socialisation experiences may reinforce anger and emotion suppression responses in times of distress in men with prostate cancer.
Management for Depression Symptoms Lacking in Patients With a Cancer Diagnosis
Antidepressant treatment, social work referral, and psychological assessment are shown to improve depression symptoms in patients with a cancer diagnosis.
Long-Term Improvement in Distress Achieved With Psilocybin in Patients With Life-Threatening Cancer
All patients in this study reported positive behavioral change as much as 4.5 years after treatment with a single dose of psilocybin.
Moderate, Severe Depressive Symptoms Common in Lung Cancer
Patients with severe depressive symptoms also report feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, traumatic stress.
Depression at Time of Diagnosis May Worsen Survival in Blood Cancers
Risk for death higher even with depression remission versus never experiencing depression
Non-Somatic PHQ-9 Items Accurately Identify Major Depressive Disorder in Patients With Cancer
Somatic items on the PHQ-9 questionnaire show less discriminatory value than the non-somatic items when identifying major depressive disorder.
Is Turmeric Good For You? Here’s What Science Says
Is turmeric good for you? We look at what science has to say about its potential role in combating cancer, type 2 diabetes, depression, and arthritis.
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