This is an academic presentation given to the Sue Ryder Organization outlining the role of psychological factors in survival after a diagnosis of cancer. The original talk was given June 2005.

1. Sue Ryder Care Spring Lecture:
Do Psychological Factors
Influence Cancer Progression?
Alex Mitchell alex.mitchell@leicspart.nhs.uk

2. • Introduction – Psychological Factors =>
Physical Outcomes (not QoL)
• I - Psychological Outlook (Observational Studies)
Coping Styles Studies
? Psychiatric influences
• II - Psychological Interventions (RCTs)
Individual Sessions
Group

3. • Signif Heterogeneity
Different measures
Different cancers
Different follow-up periods
Different outcome measures
Different control for physical factors
* Different stages of disease *

4. Psychological Measures!
POMS SCL90 SADS SHS
MAACL BOS PAIS JFS
HAS VUL LS RSE
EO HDRS PSI TSCS
PSE SRSS CANTRIL HLC
STAI BDI SCQ LC