A Brief Psychological Intervention to Improve Emotional Well-Being During Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To test the feasibility and acceptability of incorporating a psychosocial oncology intervention for patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing neoadjuvant therapy prior to surgical resection. II. To measure the preliminary efficacy of psychosocial oncology on quality of life and stress/anxiety. OUTLINE: Patients participate in a psychosocial oncology intervention consisting of meeting with a psychologist via telehealth sessions over 40 minutes once a week for 4 weeks on study. Patients also receive standard physical therapy and nutritional therapy referrals.