Application of Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) in Advanced Cancer Patients: An Italian Pilot Study

a Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; b University Hospital Psychiatry Unit, Integrated Department of Mental Health and Addictive Disorders, Health Trust and University S. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy; c Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; d Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; e Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; f Psycho-Oncology Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy Received: October 12, 2019 Accepted after revision: January 12, 2020 Published online: March 19, 2020

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