Early mindfulness therapy to prevent distress in cancer patients
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This trial tests whether early mindfulness-based therapy can help prevent distress in people recently diagnosed with urological or breast cancer. You would attend an 8-week program designed to reduce anxiety and improve well-being.
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Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with urological cancer or breast cancer
- Your cancer diagnosis was less than 6 weeks ago
- Your treatment is expected to cure the cancer, or if it's palliative, you have a life expectancy of more than one year
- You are able to speak and understand Dutch well
- You do not have a serious psychiatric condition (like active suicidal thoughts, psychosis, or bipolar disorder) that would interfere with the study
- You can commit to an 8-week mindfulness-based therapy program
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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