title: 'I'm sorry but you've got cancer': the role of psycho-oncology.
abstract: Patients struggling with cancer undergo significant psychological distress and have high rates of psychiatric morbidity. This article considers the psychological journey of a cancer patient. It looks at both the short-term and the long-term impact of cancer on the psychological health of patients.
authors.affiliation: General Adult Psychiatry, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham.
authors.forename: Pavan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chahl
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bond
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology