Do Community Cancer Groups Enhance Well-being?
Initial Award Abstract (1999) This study is designed to evaluate whether breast cancer patients who have had past traumatic experiences have more difficulty adjusting to breast cancer than women who have not had such experiences, and whether cancer support groups improve their quality of life by allowing them to discuss their thoughts and feelings with others who are supportive. It is embedded within a larger BCRP-funded study designed to assess the strengths and weaknesses of two different community-based support group interventions for breast cancer patients which will be compared to a model developed in the university setting to study which aspects are most effective and who benefits the most. This proposal will benefit from the collaborative relationship between Stanford, The Wellness Community, and Cancer Support Community, two major cancer support programs providing group interventions for women with breast cancer in Northern California. Because women with breast cancer who have
