title: The psychological impact of cancer.
abstract: The diagnosis and treatment of cancer is associated with a substantial psychiatric morbidity including anxiety, depression, sexual difficulties, body image problems, illness behaviour, and conditioned responses. Active enquiry is worthwhile since most problems are alleviated by treatment once they have been elicited.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology; D012803:Sick Role