Mindfulness for People With Incurable Cancer

It can be hard to come to terms with living with a life limiting condition such as incurable cancer and individuals are at risk of experiencing high levels of psychological distress, which can often be overlooked when the focus is on managing physical symptoms.

Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to be helpful in reducing distress for people with cancer generally. This pilot study will use an established mindfulness programme called mindfulness for health with people with cancer which is incurable to see if this type of intervention is acceptable and useful for this group of people.

Inclusion criteria

• Deemed by the oncologist to have incurable cancer
• Patient of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
• Treated by an oncologist
• Believe they are able to commit to attending most of the mindfulness course sessions
• Oncologist assesses they are well enough to participate in the intervention

Exclusion criteria

• Having any other condition or difficulty which the medical team thinks would compromise their participation in the study.