Perioperative Mindfulness Proposal

This study tests whether a mindfulness-based meditation program delivered before and after breast cancer surgery can reduce anxiety, pain, and stress, helping women recover better both physically and emotionally from their operation. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a woman 18 or older with a new diagnosis of primary breast cancer (including DCIS) - You will have surgery at Hoag Hospital (lumpectomy or simple mastectomy without reconstruction) - You speak and read English - You have access to email or a mobile phone to receive the guided meditations **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have recurrent (previously treated) breast cancer - You are receiving chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant chemotherapy) - You have a major psychiatric diagnosis - You already meditate more than twice a week - You are scheduled for a modified radical mastectomy or reconstruction surgery - You use narcotic pain medications regularly Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.