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NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Distress Management, Version 1.2026
Fann, Jesse R., Vanderlan, Jessica, Brewer, Benjamin W. , Corbett, Cheyenne , Keller, Jennifer A. , Lahijani, Sheila , Niazi, Shehzad K. , Riba, Michelle B., Braun, IIana, Breitbart, William S., Channa, Yamna, Farabelli, Jill P., Fleishman, Stewart B., Garcia, Sofia F. , Greenberg, Donna B., Handzo, George , Horyna, Amy, Hutchinson, Sean Z., Johns, Shelley A. , Cava, Shannon La, Martin, Sara , Mukherjee, Debraj, Pailler, Megan E. , Parnes, Francine, Rocha-Cadman, Xiomara, Scher, Eli D. , Schuster, Jessica, Thompson, Lora M.A., Usher, A., Valentine, Alan , Darlow, Susan, Mukherjee, Debraj , Mukherjee, Debraj , Garcia, Sofia F , Fann, Jesse R. , Andersen, Barbara L. , Atreya, Chloe Evelyn , Breitbart, William S., Greenberg, Donna, Huang, Chao‐Hui , Leeper, Heather , Rao, Vinay P. , Rocha‐Cadman, Xiomara , Thompson, Lora M.A., Montgomery, Sarah E.
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network | April 9, 2026 | Volume: 24 | Issue: 4 | Pages: No page available
These NCCN Guidelines for Distress Management discuss the identification and treatment of psychosocial problems in patients with cancer. They are intended to assist oncology teams to identify patients who require referral to psychosocial resources and to give oncology teams guidance on interventions for patients with significant distress. These guidelines also provide guidance for social workers, certified chaplains, and mental health professionals by describing treatments and interventions for various psychosocial problems as they relate to patients with cancer. These NCCN Guidelines Insights summarize the panel’s most recent recommendations regarding standards of care for distress management in patients with cancer and implementation of these standards, including application of evidence-based care delivery models, such as the collaborative care model.
NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Distress Management, Version 2.2023
Riba, Michelle B., Donovan, Kristine A. , Ahmed, Kauser , Braun, IIana, Breitbart, William , Brewer, Benjamin W. , Corbett, Cheyenne , Fleishman, Stewart B., Garcia, Sofia F. , Greenberg, Donna, Handzo, George , Hoofring, Laura, Hutchinson, Sean Z., Johns, Shelley A. , Keller, Jennifer A. , Kumar, Pallavi , Lahijani, Sheila , Martin, Sara , Niazi, Shehzad K. , Pailler, Megan E. , Parnes, Francine, Salman, Jaroslava, Scher, Eli D. , Schuster, Jessica , Teply, Melissa , Usher, A., Valentine, Alan , Vanderlan, Jessica, Lyons, Megan S., McMillian, Nicole R., Darlow, Susan, Garcia, Sofia F , Andersen, Barbara L. , Fann, Jesse R. , Huang, Chao‐Hui , Rao, Vinay P.
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network | May 8, 2023 | Volume: 21 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 450-457
These NCCN Guidelines for Distress Management discuss the identification and treatment of psychosocial problems in patients with cancer. All patients experience some level of distress associated with a cancer diagnosis and the effects of the disease and its treatment regardless of the stage of disease. Clinically significant levels of distress occur in a subset of patients, and identification and treatment of distress are of utmost importance. The NCCN Distress Management Panel meets at least annually to review comments from reviewers within their institutions, examine relevant new data from publications and abstracts, and reevaluate and update their recommendations. These NCCN Guidelines Insights describe updates to the NCCN Distress Thermometer (DT) and Problem List, and to the treatment algorithms for patients with trauma- and stressor-related disorders.