TY - BOOK AU - Bartley,Trish TI - Mindfulness: a kindly approach to being with cancer SN - 9781118926277 (hardback) PY - 2017/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, Malden, MA PB - John Wiley & Sons Inc. KW - Cancer KW - Psychological aspects KW - Cognitive therapy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-268) and index N2 - "Mindfulness: A Kindly Approach to Being with Cancer" offers people with cancer a means to bring mindfulness and kindliness into their lives, to help them cope with the challenge of a life-threatening illness. - Adapts Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), an approach with a strong evidence base for people with recurrent depression, for the needs and challenges of people with cancer - Presents the standard 8-week course of MBCT for cancer in a flexible format that is designed to suit each readers own particular timescale, context and situation - Based on more than 15 years of program development and clinical application by the author, and the work and experience of mindfulness teachers in other cancer centres around the world. - Provides specific practices and approaches tailored to support the different phases of a cancer experience from diagnosis and treatment to living with uncertainty and managing life with cancer - Features five extended stories from people personally affected by cancer who have used mindfulness-based practices to support them in their own experience of illness, life and treatment. ER -