Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy can be used amongst a number of different populations in Psycho-oncology, currently including: 

- Breast Cancer Patients
- Prostate Cancer Patients
- Chronic myelogenous leukaemia Patients 
- Acute lymphocytic leukaemia patients
- Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients 
- Multiple myeloma patients
- Ovarian cancer patients 
- Mysosis fungoides patients 


Uses of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy in Psycho-oncology 

Similarly to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy has been demonstrated to alleviate negative symptoms associated to psychological welfare amongst cancer patients, including anxiety, fatigue, insomnia and more. 

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Some mindfulness-based therapies used in Psycho-oncology include:

- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Mindfulness-based Therapies used in Psycho-oncological Interventions

Lang-Rollin, Isabelle., Berberich, Gotz. (2018). Psycho-oncology. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 20(1), 13-22. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6016045/  

Psycho-oncology

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction has been utilized in oncologic settings and has been demonstrated to have positive effects upon psychological factors associated with cancer, cancer treatment and cancer recovery, reducing negative effects. 

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