Mindfulness for reducing stress after cancer diagnosis
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This study tests whether starting mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (a type of meditation and thinking-skills training) soon after a cancer diagnosis can help prevent emotional distress. It is designed for people recently diagnosed with breast or urological cancer who are expected to live at least a year.
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Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with breast cancer or urological cancer (such as prostate, bladder, or kidney cancer).
- Your cancer diagnosis was less than 6 weeks ago.
- Your treatment is either meant to cure the cancer, or if not, you are expected to live more than 1 year.
- You can speak and understand Dutch well.
- You do not have serious mental health conditions like suicidal thoughts, psychosis, or bipolar disorder that would interfere with the study.
- You are able to attend 8 weekly mindfulness sessions.
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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