title: [The oncologic patient and the gynecologist].
abstract: Affliction from cancer imposes heavy stress on the patient and her family, which raises important psychological problems. Adequate information, that is an adaptative strategy based on gradual explanation of the various steps of illness, can help the patient to accept it. Telling the simple truth is the best tool in the phase of prevention. In cancer management, too, information must respect the truth but it must also respect the patient's personality and the word "cancer" should be relieved of its terrible weight, leaving a window open to hope. The cancer patient must therefore be assisted by a team of experts in which the gynaecologist-oncologist has the fundamental role as coordinator.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Instituto Dexeus Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dexeus
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008495:Medical Oncology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology; D014342:Truth Disclosure
vernacular_title: La enferma oncológica y el ginecólogo.