Introduction: Cancer poses substantial challenges to both physical andmental health. Among all types of cancers, breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in Iranian women. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectsof mindfulness-basedtraining on psychological status and quality of life (QoL) ofpatients with breast cancer in Ilam, Iran. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed with64 patients (32 experimentaland 34 control patients) diagnosed with breast cancer in Ilam. The experimental group received eight 90-min mindfulness-based group training sessions. Sessions were conducted twice per week and were completed within 1 month. The research tools included a QoLquestionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), Schneider’s Life Expectancy Questionnaire, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). The questionnaireswere completed during interviews with the patients 2months afterintervention. Data were then analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics with SPSS v.16.
 

Keywords: Cancer, Mindfulness-basedTraining, Quality of Life, Psychological Problems