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Improving Psychosocial Function in Testicular Cancer Survivors
New behavioral therapy GET improves self-regulation and reduces depression and anxiety symptoms in testicular cancer survivors.
Testicular cancer is a prevalent non-skin cancer among males in late adolescence and early adulthood, and young adult survivors are known to face unique challenges later on in their adult lives.
These challenges include both psychological and physical impacts, such as body image disruption, social relationship difficulty, fertility and sexual distress, anxiety, depression, and fear of cancer recurrence. In a randomized, controlled trial, Associate Professor Michael Hoyt and his collaborators developed the Goal-focused Emotion-regulation Therapy (GET) to provide much-needed support to young adult testicular cancer survivors.
The GET intervention aimed to enhance self-regulation through improved goal navigation skills, improved sense of meaning and purpose, and better ability to regulate specific emotional responses.
Compared to those receiving supportive listening therapy, those who received the GET intervention had less depressive and anxiety symptoms, and these gains continued 3-months later.
The research’s ultimate goal is to see young adult cancer survivors thrive, and the GET intervention holds promise in reducing adverse outcomes.
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