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Can psilocybin help ease existential despair in patients with advanced cancer? CU researchers hope to find out.

CU Cancer Center part of study to test whether psychedelics can help patients in distress over impending mortality

DENVER, CO - MARCH 7:  Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Several small studies have found that psychedelic drugs may help patients who are experiencing demoralization or despair because of their impending mortality. The study University of Colorado is part of will have a larger and more diverse group of people.
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