Music therapy to help cancer patients quit smoking
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This study tests whether adding music therapy sessions can help people with cancer quit smoking more easily. You'll work with a tobacco addiction nurse and a music therapist to see if the music part makes it easier to stick with quitting.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older.
- You have a solid tumor cancer (not blood cancer like leukemia).
- You smoke cigarettes every day.
- You want to start a program to help you quit smoking.
- Your doctor expects you to live at least another year.
- You have normal hearing (or hearing aids that work well for you).
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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