Supporting patients in distress
The emotional and psychological impact of being diagnosed and treated for cancer can be at least as severe as the toll the disease and treatment takes on a patient’s physical health. Distress – the range [more]
psycho-oncology
What they never taught you at medical school
Interest in addressing cancer patients’ emotional and psychological needs is far outstripping access to training all over the world. Now the International Psycho-Oncology Society and the European School of Oncology have clubbed together to fill [more]
Lesley Fallowfield: getting the message across
It was while studying the benefits of offering patients a choice between radical and breast conserving therapy that Lesley Fallowfield first demonstrated the importance of doctor patient communication. Her findings haven’t always been welcome, but [more]