Targeting Mindsets, Not Just Tumors

Trends Cancer. 2019 Oct;5(10):573-576. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2019.08.001. Epub 2019 Oct 5.

Abstract

Mindsets - core assumptions about the nature and workings of things in the world - are a critical but relatively understudied variable that can influence mental and physical health in patients with cancer. Precise, targeted psychological interventions aimed at instilling adaptive mindsets have the potential to transform supportive care in oncology.

Keywords: cancer; intervention; mindset; psychological support; quality of life.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Medical Oncology* / methods
  • Medical Oncology* / standards
  • Mind-Body Therapies*
  • Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms / psychology*
  • Neoplasms / therapy
  • Psychosocial Support Systems
  • Quality of Life