title: [Psychological aspects associated with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer].
abstract: Cancer and its treatments have numerous psychological consequences for patients. The consequences are related to the phase and the type of illness, and to the type and duration of the treatments. All these factors influence the apparition of adjustment difficulties or disorders. The present article review actual concepts and data related to the psychological problems secondary to cancer, its evolution and treatment.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001828:Body Image; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012649:Self Concept; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Aspects psychologiques associés au diagnostic et au traitement des affections cancéreuses.