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Online support reduces distress in men with prostate cancer

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Effectiveness of an innovative online psychological intervention and forum was investigated in a three-arm randomized controlled trial. Improvements in several elements of psychological distress were observed in men with prostate cancer who had access to both the intervention and the forum over a 10-week period.

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  1. Centre of Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, Canynge Hall, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2PS, UK

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Huntley, A. Online support reduces distress in men with prostate cancer. Nat Rev Urol 13, 9–10 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2015.267

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