Publication details
Maligní onemocnění, psychika a stres: příběhy pacientů s komentářem psychologa
| Title in English | Malignant disease, psyche and stress: patient stories with psychologist commentary |
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Monograph |
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| Description | Increasing number of cancer survivors were alive in our country. Unfortunately, many of these survivors experience physical (fatigue, pain, lymphedema, premature menopause, cognitive deficits, sexual dysfunction), psychological (anxiety, depression, fear of recurrence), and psychosocial (issues surrounding employment, finances) late and long-term effects of cancer and its treatment. These effects can be severe, debilitating, and sometimes permanent or life-threatening. Survivors may be discharged from the care of their oncologist or see the oncology team less frequently, resulting in feelings of isolation and worry or fear. Furthermore, their primary care physicians (PCPs), who may now be responsible for their care, often do not know how best to care for the specific concerns and needs of cancer survivors |