The findings of the research team from the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh are published today in three papers in the journals The Lancet Psychiatry, The Lancet and The Lancet Oncology.
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New approach could transform treatment of depression in cancer patients
- 27 August 2014
- Research
Around three-quarters of cancer patients who have major depression do not currently receive treatment for their depression, new research led by Oxford University has found. But the researchers show that a new treatment programme is strikingly more effective at reducing depression and improving quality of life among cancer patients than current care.