A cancer diagnosis and the treatment that goes with it, can be distressing for patients and families. Often the Patients experiencing intense chemotherapy often experience psychological distress, which can lead to decreased quality of life, disturbance of mood, anxiety, and depression. Tuinmann, et al decided to look into the effects of music therapy on these symptoms. This study recruited potential patients over a period of four years from March of 2008 until June of 2012. After exclusions, consent, and dropout, 53 participants ended up in the study. All patients over the age of 18 who were undergoing high dose chemotherapy for malignancies were considered eligible. Participants were either assigned to…