[Psychooncology-part of a comprehensive oncological treatment].
Doris SeitschekNina Sulz-LeharChristian SebestaPublished in: Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) (2022)
This article provides a short overview of current issues in psychooncological care. Psychooncology, a relatively new interdisciplinary field, is meanwhile well estabilished as cancer diseases can lead to numerous psychological challenges and changes throughout the different stages of the disease. A significant proportion of cancer patients suffer during diagnosis and treatment from emotional distress. Main focus of psychological interventions is coping with fear, grief, pain, fatigue and how to improve quality of life under these circumstances. Psychological support has proven efficacious for helping patients as well as their families.
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- sleep quality
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic pain
- pain management
- depressive symptoms
- palliative care
- physical activity
- prognostic factors
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- peritoneal dialysis
- rectal cancer
- young adults
- squamous cell
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- combination therapy
- health insurance
- patient reported
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