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Anxiety and depression in adult cancer patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline
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•Anxiety and depressive disorders are common in patients with cancer.•A higher prevalence seen in patients with cancer than the general population is often underrecognised.•Psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness-based therapies are effective treatments.•Psychopharmacological treatments have been shown to be effective treatments of anxiety and depressive disorders.
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Compassion-Focused Therapy for a Young Adult Post-Treatment for Cancer: Case Study
Batchelor, R., & Storch, C. (2026) · Clinical Case Studies · doi:10.1177/15346501261429430
“Clinical guidelines recommend that people with cancer have routine access to psychological support (Grassi et al., 2023; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [NICE], 2004).”
Haag, H. N., Lambrecht-Stock, E., Brown, C. G., Dawson, E. L., Giglio, P., Sinnott, L. T., Flora, L. K., O’Malley, R., & Arthur, E. K. (2026) · Supportive Care in Cancer · doi:10.1007/s00520-026-10492-6
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Kridis, W. B., Sakka, D., & Khanfir, A. (2026) · BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care · doi:10.1136/spcare-2025-005998
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“Major oncology societies emphasize integrating QoL assessment and improvement throughout cancer treatment (Andersen et al., 2014; Grassi et al., 2023).”
Risk Factors and Prognostic Impact of Depression and Anxiety in Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review
Renaldi, K., & William, A. (2026) · F1000Research · doi:10.12688/f1000research.171310.1
Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidality Among Testicular Cancer Survivors
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“Recent clinical guidelines indicate that approximately 25% of cancer patients develop depressive disorders, markedly exceeding the 4% prevalence in the general population [7].”
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Sacks, S., & Mo, B. (2026) · SAGE Open Medical Case Reports · doi:10.1177/2050313x261438390
Karimi, N., Razavi, M., Khodadost, M., Kalyani, M. N., & Bazrafshan, M.-R. (2026) · Mental Illness · doi:10.1155/mij/6742269
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“Numerous studies on cancer patients highlight a marked increase in anxiety, depression, and traumatic stress, alongside a significant decline in qual - ity of life (Andersen et al., 2023 ; Grassi et al., 2023 ; Ryan et al., 2007).”
Shi, T., Gong, L., Hang, W., Zhu, M., & Zhang, L. (2025) · Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · doi:10.20452/wiitm.2025.17998
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“…various physical, psychological and social burdens, including physical discomforts such as pain [5], cancer-related fatigue [6], and body image disorder [7], as well as psychological and social distress such as anxiety and depression [8], disease stigmatization [9], and economic toxicity [10].”
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“Mechanisms likely include structural impediments to swallowing (e.g. esophageal or pharyngeal compromise), systemic inflammation and cancer-related catabolism, and psychological distress (47,48) that negatively affects appetite and intake (49,50).”
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Percepção de qualidade de vida, sintomas de ansiedade e depressão entre pessoas com câncer
Philippsen, M., Cavassin, M. G., Mazzetti, J. M., & de Oliveira, G. G. (2025) · Revista da SBPH · doi:10.57167/rev-sbph.2025.v28.805
“Como resposta, devem ser elaborados planos terapêuticos ajustados à realidade e singularidade de cada paciente, podendo abranger estratégias farmacológicas, psicoterapêuticas e sociais (Grassi et al., 2023).”
Exploring referrals to a specialist NHS cancer psychology service: a retrospective audit
Boughey, H., & Lobley, K. (2025) · Cancer Nursing Practice · doi:10.7748/cnp.2025.e1902
Psycho-Oncology: Living With Cancer
Ozturan, D. D., & Karapınar, D. (2025) · Journal of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry · doi:10.71350/jclp.7
“In general, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are considered to have a favorable side-effect profile, and there is broad consensus regarding their safety [31].”
Liu, X., Wen, X., & Liang, P. (2025) · Psycho-Oncology · doi:10.1002/pon.70308
“Grassi et al. [29] noted in their clinical guidelines that regardless of cancer stage, site, or treatment phase, most patients experience varying degrees of anxiety and depression, with prevalence rates significantly higher than in the general population.”
Demigné, J.-B., Sylvestre, V., Bruyat, D., Fazzolari, C., Proux, A., Gravis, G., & Géraud, A. (2025) · Bulletin du Cancer · doi:10.1016/j.bulcan.2025.08.006
Wei, F., Zhou, Y., Li, Z.-Y., Zhang, X., Zheng, L.-F., Li, H.-X., Yang, H., & Hao, J. (2025) · Journal of Thoracic Disease · doi:10.21037/jtd-2025-1395
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PanSupport: a community model of cancer supportive care provision
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Psychological stress and nursing inventions in patients with digestive system tumors
Gao, J., Yang, X., Gao, Y., Wang, Y., Du, X., Hu, W., Xu, Q., Sun, J., & Yang, L. (2025) · Psycho-Oncologie · doi:10.18282/po4155
Gürbüz, M. S., Erzincan, E., Izci, F., & Beştepe, E. E. (2025) · Neuropsychiatric Investigation · doi:10.5152/neuropsychiatricinvest.2025.24051
“These findings suggest that panic-agoraphobic symptoms are closely related to the severity of depression and anxiety 21.”
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“[6] Therefore, analyzing risk factors for depression in cancer patients and implementing proper management are of great significance for their care.”
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“These symptoms not only affect quality of life but also may negatively impact treatment outcomes and prognosis [26].”
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Efektifitas Akupresur terhadap Kelelahan dan Kecemasan Pasien Kanker
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“Bila kondisi ini tidak memperoleh intervensi maka kecemasan dapat mempengaruhi kualitas hidup pasien kanker, ketidakpatuhan dalam pengobatan dan bahkan peningkatan resiko bunuh diri pada pasien kanker (Grassi et al., 2023).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Grassi, L., Caruso, R., Riba, M. B., Lloyd-Williams, M., Kissane, D., Rodin, G., McFarland, D., Campos-Ródenas, R., Zachariae, R., Santini, D., & Ripamonti, C. I.
- Affiliations
- University of Ferrara (IT)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Monash Medical Centre (AU)
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA)
- University of Rochester Medicine (US)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (IT)
- Venue
- ESMO Open
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023-04
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 101155
- ISSN
- 2059-7029 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10163167
- OpenAlex
- W4324143593
- Cited by
- 316
- References
- 125
- Citations by year
- 2026: 128 · 2025: 106 · 2024: 76 · 2023: 6
- FWCI
- 38.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- ESMO Open (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Institutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Brescia) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Institutional Research Information System University of Ferrara (University of Ferrara) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Liverpool John Moores University (submittedVersion)
- Zaguan (Universidad de Zaragoza) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Institutional Research Information System University of Ferrara (University of Ferrara) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- European Society for Medical Oncology
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- anxiety, depression, cancer patients, psycho-oncology, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, psychopharmacological treatment, prevalence of mental disorders
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety, Depression, Humans, Neoplasms
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