After/during breast cancer, affected patients often demonstrate many different psychological/physical symptoms as a result of the duress of treatment and the illness. Some of these symptoms include fatigue, depression, anxiety, lack of appetite, etc., and these symptoms often form clusters. MBSR can be used to treat these symptoms/clusters in post-treatment breast cancer patients. 

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Post-treatment Breast Cancer Patients

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in Psycho-oncology can be used amongst :
- Individuals with Breast Cancer

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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. 

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction in Psycho-oncological Interventions 

Lengacher, Cecile A., Reich, Richard R., Post-White, Janice, Moscoso, Manolete, Shelton, Melissa M., Barta, Michelle., Le, Nancy., Budhrani, Pinky. (2012). Mindfulness based stress reduction in post-treatment breast cancer patients: an examination of symptoms and symptom clusters. Journal of Behavorial Medicine, 35, 86-94. Retrieved from: https://link-springer-com.ezp1.lib.umn.edu/article/10.1007/s10865-011-9346-4 

Mindfulness based stress reduction in post-treatment breast cancer patients: an examination of symptoms and symptom clusters

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/  

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