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Supporting Healthcare Professionals

Open, supportive conversations
about emotional well-being can help reduce stigma, strengthen trust and communication, and ensure people feel supported throughout their cancer journey.

1 in 4

people living with cancer experience depression,1 and up to

20%

are affected by clinically significant anxiety during treatment and survivorship.2

 

Talk About It provides healthcare professionals with practical tools, educational resources, and conversation support to help address emotional well-being throughout the cancer journey.

Resources to Guide Your Conversations with Patients

A Cancer Support Community survey identified important gaps in emotional wellness support, barriers to mental health care, and the resources patients find most helpful throughout the cancer journey.
Explore our tools and resources designed to support conversations around cancer and mental health care.

FACTSHEET FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
Practical guidance to help support emotional wellness in cancer care.
FACTSHEET FOR PATIENTS & CAREGIVERS
Resources designed to help patients and families navigate emotional health challenges.
WAITING ROOM POSTCARD
Downloadable educational material to help encourage conversations around mental health and cancer care.
NEW RESEARCH TO ELEVATE THE CONVERSATION
Key findings and insights on mental health needs across the cancer experience.
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  1. Krebber et al. (2013). Prevalence of depression in cancer patients: a meta-analysis of diagnostic interviews and self-report instruments. Psycho-oncology, 23(2), 121-30
  2. Mitchell, A. J., Chan, M., Bhatti, H., Halton, M., Grassi, L., Johansen, C., & Meader, N. (2011). Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder in oncological, haematological, and palliative-care settings: a meta-analysis of 94 interview-based studies. The Lancet. Oncology, 12(2), 160–174.
  3. Holland et al. (2013). Distress management. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 11(2), 190–209. https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2013.0027
  4. Cancer Support Community (2022). Cancer Experience Registry Spotlight Survey: Identifying Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Care among Cancer Patients and Survivors [Unpublished data, August 2021]