Baseline sample characteristics
Anxiety, cancer, SD, Depression, Cancer
CANCER, GROUP B, CANCER
In total, 173 participants met the inclusion criteria and were informed about the study; 13 women declined to participate in the study. The most common reason was that they did not want to talk about their cancer. In total, 160 participants were treated with short-term psychotherapy (group A: n = 80) or a non-specific group discussion (group B: n = 80). The mean age of the sample was 59.2 years (SD = 10.6). The study flow is shown in Fig. 
Flow of participants
Baseline sample characteristicsDeviations in the number of cases in the rows are caused by missing values. Abbreviations: Group A = structured short-term psychotherapy, Group B = non-specific group discussion, SD = standard deviation, UICC = Union for International Cancer Control, HADS = Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale, NCCN = National Comprehensive Cancer Network, EORTC = European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer