Psychological Care Archives - Oncology Nurse Advisor

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How Gratitude Can Help When Coping With a Cancer Diagnosis

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November 26, 2020

Gratitude and its ability to improve coping skills in patients with cancer are explained, as well as exercises for practicing it.

Breast Cancer

Can the Type of Breast Cancer Surgery Affect Psychosocial Health in Young Patients?

By

Steve Fiorillo

October 1, 2020

Breast cancer is an incredibly fraught experience for patients. Even beyond the diagnosis and treatment, the experience can create emotional issues that linger long after remission. Patients can have issues related to body image that can dramatically affect their self-esteem and sexuality as they work to regain a sense of normality in their daily lives.…

Kidney Cancer

Targeted Assessments May Be Needed for Some Patients With Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma

By

John Schieszer

February 19, 2020

Assessments and interventions for younger and female patients with RCC may need to be targeted, as these patients may have a greater fear of disease recurrence.

Cancer survivors often must deal with psychological after-effects.

Side-Effect Management

Long-Term Improvement in Distress Achieved With Psilocybin in Patients With Life-Threatening Cancer

By

Vicki Moore, PhD

February 11, 2020

All patients in this study reported positive behavioral change as much as 4.5 years after treatment with a single dose of psilocybin.

ASCO 2019 Annual Meeting

HuCare Quality Improvement Strategy for Psychosocial Care Positively Affects Emotional Elements of Health-Related Quality of Life

By

Lauren Burke

June 3, 2019

Interestingly, patients who presented with lower baseline anxiety and fewer unmet needs were shown to have the biggest benefit.

General Oncology

Expressive Writing May Improve Psychiatric Symptoms After Cancer Diagnosis

By

James Nam, PharmD

August 31, 2018

Pennebaker’s expressive writing intervention was developed to allow patients to express their worries and pains.

General Oncology

Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy May Improve Distress in Advanced Cancer

May 16, 2018

A randomized study evaluated the effectiveness of individual meaning-centered psychotherapy on psychological outcomes and spiritual well-being for patients with advanced cancer, compared with enhanced usual care or supportive psychotherapy.