Background: A high prevalence of depression exists among individuals with cancer, which negatively affects their health outcomes, quality of life, and adherence to cancer treatment. Objectives: This article provides an overview and synthesis of depression screening, assessment, and nonpharmacologic...

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated risk factors in older adult breast cancer survivors (BCS) and age-matched non-cancer controls. Sample & Setting: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results–Medicare Health Outcome Survey linked dataset from...

Objectives: To describe cancer survivors’ self-reported frequency and intensity of physical activity and depression. Sample & Setting: 1,412 breast (n = 375), gynecologic (n = 369), and thoracic (n = 668) cancer survivors at an urban comprehensive cancer center between July 2017 and December...

Objectives: To (a) compare the domains of distress between patients who were distressed and patients who were not distressed and (b) examine the relationship between the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer and Problem List for Patients (DT-PL) and the Hospital Anxiety and...