title: [Value of psychosocial factors in the occurrence and management of cancer of the upper respiratory and digestive tracts].
abstract: A series of 19 patients suffering from cancers of the upper aero-digestive pathways was examined by a psychiatrist who assessed in particular the personality of the patient, the importance and impact of personal life events, the family context, and the place of the cancer in the life of the patient. There are numerous psycho-social problems, partially related to chronic alcoholism that was found very frequently. Isolation of the patient appears to be frequent, both within the family, albeit sometimes large, and in the workplace. Whilst the role of this exclusion in the genesis of the cancer is debatable, the situation of the patient needs to be examined individually to ensure that management is adapted as closely as possible to all the stages of development of the illness.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Alençon, O.R.L., Alençon, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Loustalot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alary
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Importance des facteurs psychosociaux dans la survenue et la prise en charge des cancers des voies aérodigestives supérieures.