Neha Goyal

We hope everyone had a great time at #SBM2023! @SBMCancerSIG is still accepting bingo board submissions for a chance to win an Amazon gift card! Please tweet #CancerSIGGame and tag us or send us an email with your completed board by Friday, 5/5! Instructions attached below.

@DrClaireC @OhioStClinPsych @BehavioralMed @SBMCancerSIG Congrats Dr. A!

That's my @OhioStClinPsych mentor! So proud to be an Andersen lab alumna 🥹 Congrats Dr. Andersen on this incredibly well-deserved award! @BehavioralMed @SBMCancerSIG #SBM2023

Good morning from Phoenix! Happy first day of #SBM2023 ‼️ Interested in winning @SBMCancerSIG swag? Attend 8 events along any two straight lines in this bingo board and tweet #CancerSIGGame for a chance to win an Amazon gift card! Good luck, all!

@APOSHQ @JohnMSalsmanPhD @wakeforestmed Congrats!!! Well deserved!

Congratulations @JohnMSalsmanPhD for winning The Ruth McCorkle Excellence in Research Mentorship Award at #APOS2023 #APOSMadeItToPortland @wakeforestmed

@Linda_E_Carlson @Integrativeonc @Anticancer @survivornetca @CancerSurvSM @yacancercanada How much does it cost for a patient?

The next live interactive online MBCR program through eMindful begins January 24th! Open to anyone with cancer and their loved ones. More info and sign up here: vibe.emindful.com/programs/cr Please share widely! @Integrativeonc @Anticancer @survivornetca @CancerSurvSM @yacancercanada

A2. One thing that I observed as I was getting mental health support as a cancer patient is how often concerns were invalidated earlier in life. With cancer, it was almost as if "oh, now there's a REAL reason to be anxious or depressed, so we'll help you." #behavioralmedchat

@BehavioralMed If I'm being honest, I haven't done a great job at using digital tools. I know they are there and have every intention of using them, but it's been hard while doing teletherapy since I can't sit next to the patient and show them how to use it on their phone. #BehavioralMedChat

Q5. Researchers/Clinicians – What digital tools have you used for mental health needs of cancer patients? How have you used those tools? Patients– What digital tools have you used to manage your mental health? What has been your experience with those tools? #BehavioralMedChat

@BehavioralMed A4. Mental health disparities, Access issues/barriers to care, Dissemination of already established mental health treatments, sexual health, caregiver needs to name a few#BehavioralMedChat

Q4. Researchers/Clinicians – What aspects of mental health for cancer patients need more investigation? Patients - What kind of support have you been able to receive from the providers and what has been your experience? What has been difficult to receive? #BehavioralMedChat

@thatlauraruby @DrClaireC @BehavioralMed @SBMCancerSIG Thank you for saying this! It's so beyond frustrating as a provider because our services are not as highly valued from a monetary standpoint as it is from a patient-centered standpoint. And at the end of the day hospitals are businesses unfortunately in the US.#behavioralmedchat

Q3. Our next question: Researchers/Clinicians - What kind of challenges do you face while providing mental health care to cancer patients? Patients - What kind of challenges have you faced while seeking mental health care? #BehavioralMedChat #cancerSIG @SBMCancerSIG

@CancerCanuck Agreed. We are lucky at UCSF to have our Survivorship Wellness Group program, but this type of support is needed everywhere. #BehavioralMedChat

A1: The mental health needs of cancer patients are complex, ranging from how to live during the diagnosis and how to cope as a survivor. There should be a greater focus on the aftercare side of it for survivors as support often disappears once someone is NED. #behavioralmedchat

@BehavioralMed @SBMCancerSIG #BehavioralMedChat

@BehavioralMed @SBMCancerSIG The most profound challenge is lack of resources. There are not enough of us psycho-oncologists to meet the needs of our patients. For example, I can only see patients once a month even if I wanted to see them once/week. But this is an issue across mental health in general!

@bobbyfaruki Thanks for joining us today!

@bobbyfaruki Yes, one is never truly "done" with having cancer, even if the physical disease is no longer in your body. I've heard from many the mental health ramifcations after treatment linger far longer than the physical ones for some. #BehavioralMedChat

@thatlauraruby @BehavioralMed @SBMCancerSIG #BehavioralMedChat

@thatlauraruby @BehavioralMed @SBMCancerSIG Thank you for sharing your experience with this! So many existential and meaning of life questions come up when one is diagnosed with cancer. One's view of the world/feelings of invincibility can be so shattered. Feelings of vulnerability become some profound!

Q2. Let's move on to our second question of the day. How are mental health needs of cancer patients different from those of other patients? #BehavioralMedChat #CancerSIG @SBMCancerSIG

@BehavioralMed @SBMCancerSIG When patients are diagnosed with cancer, it can exacerbate already existing mental health issues (e.g., anxiety, depression) but can also create new ones (uncertainty, anxiety about illness, fears of dying).

@BehavioralMed @SBMCancerSIG That being said, there is a lot of anxiety, uncertainty, concerns of insomnia, pain, and fatigue, sexual health needs, financial concerns, and caregiver needs also!#BehavioralMed

@BehavioralMed @SBMCancerSIG Patients have many needs and just like in other context, they can vary from patient to patient. #BehavioralMed

Q1. Let's get started with our first question! What are the mental health needs of cancer patients? How can we as a society / caregivers help and support them in meeting those needs? #BehavioralMedChat #CancerSIG @SBMCancerSIG