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Psilocybin may help cancer patients with depression and anxiety for years

A study hints that a hallucinogen could reshape how people cope with hard diagnoses

patient receiving chemotherapy

After a dose of psilocybin, people had less anxiety and depression related to their cancer diagnoses in the short term, and the improvement seems to endure.

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By Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

After taking a compound found in magic mushrooms, people with cancer had less anxiety and depression, even years later, a new study suggests.