Group Therapy Fails to Improve Breast Cancer Survival
Two recent news releases, one from Stanford University and one from John Wiley & Sons, reveal that although encouraging for patients, group therapy has no statistically significant impact on increasing breast cancer survival overall. However, both reports indicate that support leads to improved quality of life (most likely improved psychological well-being).
However, there does seem to be what’s called a sub-group effect, in which a smaller group within the group being evaluated has a response that the larger group does not. In this case, there was a modest improvement for women with very aggressive cancers.
So what do you think? Is emotional, psychological support worth it for breast cancer patients?
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1 opinion for Group Therapy Fails to Improve Breast Cancer Survival
BreastCancerForum
Jul 23, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Psychological & emotional benefits are definitely worth getting involved with group support. Many times over on there has been scientific evidence that prayer helps those who are facing extreme disease. I feel that is one form of support.
Family and friends also help, but it is hard to find those as a survivor to have those to relate to. This is the reason we created this breast cancer survivor community to act as a virtual online support group for anyone in the world facing breast cancer.
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