Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer: Gently Turning Towards

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer presents an eight-week course for MBCT which has been tried and tested over ten years of clinical use, and is targeted specifically for people with cancer.

• There is growing evidence of mindfulness as a successful and cost-effective intervention for reducing the negative psychological impact of cancer and treatment  
• Draws upon the author’s experience of working with people with cancer, and her own recent experience of using mindfulness with cancer diagnosis and treatment
• Stories from cancer patients illustrate the learning and key themes of the course
• Includes new short practices and group processes developed by the author