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Review question We aimed to answer the question "how good are drugs at treating anxiety and worry in adults who have an illness which is getting worse and are in the last year of their life?" Background Anxiety or worry is a common problem for people who have an illness which is getting worse and are in the last year of their life. People may be ...

The issue An increasing number of people are surviving and living longer with cancer due to earlier diagnosis, better treatments and an aging population. In turn, there is an increasing number of people with long-term or long-lasting effects of cancer and its treatment. For example, up to seven in 10 cancer survivors experience changes in ability ...

The issue: Depressive states are frequent complications among people suffering from cancer. Often depressive symptoms are a normal reaction or a direct effect of such a severe and life-threatening illness. It is therefore not easy to establish when depressive symptoms become a proper disorder and need to be treated with drugs. Current scientific literature ...

Background Problems with mental activities (cognitive deficits) are common in patients who have received radiation to the brain for a primary or secondary (metastatic) brain tumour, or to help prevent a tumour spreading to the brain from elsewhere in the body. This toxic side effect of brain radiation may be acute (during treatment) or early after ...

Depressive states represent frequent complications among cancer patients and are more common amongst advanced cancer patients. Psychotherapy comprises of various interventions for ameliorating or preventing psychological distress conducted by direct verbal or interactive communication, or both, and is delivered by health care professionals. It is a ...