Mindfulness improves stress and psycho-social morbidities of cancer patients: a clinical trial using community group-therapy in the Indian context
ecancermedicalscience June 26, 2026 Anirban Pal, Purnava Mukhopadhyay, N. D. Pal et al.
Background: Cancer patients suffer from higher rates of psycho-social challenges. In the Indian context, their stress and psycho-social morbidities are often inadequately addressed. The researchers introduced a brief structured mindfulness group (Group M) therapy for them in a community cancer-care setting. The primary objective was to see an improvement in mental stress. Additionally, changes...