[Perspectives on psycho-oncology and tumor-related fatigue].
Psycho-oncology -- as the diction suggests -- is a multidisciplinary sub-specialty of oncology concerned with the emotional responses of patients at all stages of the disease, their families and staff. Psycho-oncology does not assume the responsibility of cancer cure but attends to the psychological, social and behavioural variables that influence cancer prevention, risk and survival. The psycho-social research domains today contain the screening and management of psycho-social distress as well as experiences with specific psycho-oncological symptoms. Cancer-related fatigue, for example, disturbs patients' quality of life more often than pain. However, all too often doctors fail to pay enough attention to this unknown symptom.
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Psycho-Onkologie, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III, Klinikum der Universität München -- Grosshadern, München, Germany. Pia.Heussner@med.uni-muenchen.de
D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011584:Psychology; D011591:Psychology, Medical / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends