2021 – Facing the Tiger

Avoiding the ‘survivorship abyss’: Qualitative insights from 15-year prostate cancer survivors

Article extract and summary: Psych-Oncology May 2021 Carolyn G. Mazariego, Rebekah Laidsaar-Powell, David P. Smith, & Ilona Juraskova DOI: 10.1002/pon.5738 Five systematic reviews have synthesised qualitative evidence on facets of PC survivorship experiences, however, none of the included individual studies were specific to long-term perspectives of prostate cancer survivorship. In 2019 alone, several qualitative studiesContinue reading “Avoiding the ‘survivorship abyss’: Qualitative insights from 15-year prostate cancer survivors”

Rethinking cancer survivorship: The Prostate Cancer Survivorship Essentials Framework.

Letter extract: Medical Journal of Australia, June 2021 Jeff Dunn, Bogda Koczwara, Suzanne Chambers DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51142 “A revision of the concept of cancer survivorship is needed, placing the survivor at the centre of a dynamic experience of life after a cancer diagnosis and opening up the survivorship experience to persons at any stage of cancerContinue reading “Rethinking cancer survivorship: The Prostate Cancer Survivorship Essentials Framework.”

The Anxiety Depression Pathway Among Men Following a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Cross-Sectional Interactions Between Anger Responses and Loneliness

Journal Abstract: American Journal of Men’s Health May-June 2021 Simon M. Rice, David Kealy, John S. Ogrodniczuk, Zac E. Seidler, Gabriela Montaner, Suzanne Chambers, and John L. Oliffe DOI: 10.1177/15579883211023699 “Anger has been a largely neglected emotion in prostate cancer research and intervention. This paper highlights the role of anger in the anxiety depression pathwayContinue reading “The Anxiety Depression Pathway Among Men Following a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Cross-Sectional Interactions Between Anger Responses and Loneliness”

Effects of social support, hope and resilience on depressive symptoms within 18 months after diagnosis of prostate cancer

Journal article summarised extract: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2021 Xinxin Zhao, Ming Sun, and Ye Yang DOI 10.1186/s12955-020-01660-1 “The aim of the present study was to assess the depression among prostate cancer patients in China as well as to explore the protective effects of social support, hope and resilience on depression within theContinue reading “Effects of social support, hope and resilience on depressive symptoms within 18 months after diagnosis of prostate cancer”

The effectiveness of psychological intervention for depression, anxiety, and distress in prostate cancer: A systematic review of literature

Journal article extract: Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, March 2021 Rhea Mundle, Evans Afenya, Neeraj Agarwal DOI 10.1038/s41391-021-00342-3 “The increasing incidence and declining mortality rates seen in prostate cancer will result in a growing survivorship with a burden of health conditions, warranting attention to psychological health. Depression, anxiety, and distress have prognostic signiﬁcance; attempts haveContinue reading “The effectiveness of psychological intervention for depression, anxiety, and distress in prostate cancer: A systematic review of literature”