Quality of Life Intervention for Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy for Advanced Cancer Treatment and Their Caregivers

Inclusion Criteria

• •18 years of age.
• •Ability to attend all treatment sessions and follow-up.
• •Ability to provide written informed consent.
• •Ability to participate in all aspects of the study.
• •Initial diagnosis of cancer must have been 12 months prior to study entry.
• •Intermediate to poor prognosis, defined as an expected 5-year survival of 0%-50% in the judgment of the physicians entering the patient on the study.
• •Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) 0, 1, or 2.
• •1 week of planned cancer treatment (radiation or chemotherapy) at Mayo Clinic.
• •Has a caregiver also willing to participate.
• •Willingness to get e-mail/text reminder to complete the follow-up survey or complete the follow-up survey with a study coordinator by phone.