Music Therapy Benefits Young Cancer Patients

Therapeutic music process which includes writing song lyrics and producing videos was found to provide psychosocial support to adolescents and young adults undergoing cancer treatment, says research published in i Cancer /i. Few interventions target the unique psychosocial needs of adolescents and young adults with cancer. Joan E. Haase, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Sheri L. Robb, PhD, MT-BC, led a team that tested a music therapy intervention designed to improve ...