Increased Risk for Mental Health Disorders Seen With Head and Neck Cancers
Mental health disorders may be an adverse effect of head and neck cancer diagnosis, treatment, or treatment morbidities.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Increased Risk of Mental Health Disorders in Colorectal Cancer Survivors
According to researchers, patients diagnosed with a mental health disorder following colorectal cancer diagnosis have an increased risk of death.
Depression and Adherence to Oral Anticancer Therapy
A prospective pilot study investigated the impact of depression on adherence to oral anticancer therapy in older patients with a wide range of advanced solid tumors.
Head and Neck Cancer Survivors Have Increased Suicide Risk
Survivors of head, neck cancers almost twice as likely to die from suicide as survivors of other cancers.
ASCO Endorses SIO Guideline for Integrative Therapies in Breast Cancer
Guideline recommends therapies for reducing anxiety/stress, depression/mood disorders, nausea
Genetic Link Between Depression and Breast Cancer Remains Unclear
In this study, researchers sought to determine if a genetic predisposition to depression exists in some patients with breast cancer and how to identify it.
CALM: A Depression Intervention for Cancer Patients at the End of Life
The effectiveness of a novel intervention intended to reduce and/or prevent depression in patients with advanced cancer at the end of life was investigated in a randomized study with more than 300 patients.
PTSD May Increase Symptom Burden in Patients With Cancer
Post-traumatic stress symptoms are linked to a greater symptom burden in hospitalized cancer patients.
Investigators Examine Link Between Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Risk, Antidepressant Treatment
Researchers conducted a meta-analysis to examined possible links between antidepressant use and epithelial ovarian cancer, and links between duration and intensity of antidepressant use and risk for epithelial ovarian cancer.
Depression Predictive of Poor Survival Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer
In this study, researchers sought to determine the effect depressive symptoms during treatment planning had on immediate and long-term outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer.
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