Music therapy to reduce anxiety and pain during lung cancer surgery

This study is testing whether music therapy — listening to classical music guided by a trained music therapist — can help reduce emotional distress and physical pain in people with suspected or diagnosed lung cancer who are having minimally invasive lung surgery. Researchers know that a cancer diagnosis and surgery are stressful experiences, and this trial explores whether this treatment might ease both the emotional and physical toll.

Cancer diagnoses and surgery can cause significant emotional and physical suffering. While music therapy has shown promise in helping cancer patients feel calmer and experience less pain in other settings, researchers want to specifically test whether this treatment works for people undergoing lung cancer surgery.