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About
We focus on understanding and assessing psychological outcomes in patients with cancer, like anxiety, depression and quality of life. We evaluate the effects of psychological interventions and contribute to the implementation of evidence-based interventions
Aims
- Validate questionnaires to detect high Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR) and investigate the prevalence of FCR in different tumor types and the natural course of FCR over time.
- Develop psychological interventions for distress and FCR in cancer survivors.
- Study fear of progression, uncertainty and scanxiety in patients with advanced cancer on ongoing systemic treatment such as immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
- Develop novel methods and interventions to improve and provide support for patients with advanced cancer.
Internationally we are also known as
Psycho-Oncology group
