The effect of art therapy on the quality of life in patients with a gynecologic cancer receiving chemotherapy.

CONCLUSIONS: FACT-G scores did not significantly change over the course of chemotherapy in patients with gynecologic cancers receiving art therapy. Several published studies have indicated that chemotherapy is associated with a decline in QOL. Our results suggest art therapy may help to prevent or mitigate this decline. PMID: 30473256 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Gynecologic Oncology - November 22, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Wiswell S, Bell JG, McHale J, Elliott JO, Rath K, Clements A Tags: Gynecol Oncol Source Type: research