PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY

Psycho-Oncology is concerned with the psychological, social, behavioral, and ethical aspects of cancer. This subspeciality addresses the two major psychological dimensions of cancer: the psychological responses of patients to cancer at all stages of the disease, and that of their families and caretakers; and the psychological, behavioral and social factors that may influence the disease process. Psycho-oncology is an area of multi-disciplinary interest and has boundaries with the major specialities in oncology: the clinical disciplines (surgery, medicine, pediatrics, radiotherapy), epidemiology, immunology, endocrinology, biology, pathology, bioethics, palliative care, rehabilitation medicine, clinical trials research and decision making, as well as psychiatry and psychology.

心理肿瘤学关注癌症的心理、社会、行为和伦理方面。这一分专业涉及癌症的两个主要心理层面:患者对癌症在疾病所有阶段的心理反应，及其家属和照料者的心理反应;以及可能影响疾病进程的心理、行为和社会因素。Psycho-oncology是一个多学科的领域的兴趣和边界与肿瘤的主要专业:临床学科(手术、医学、儿科学、放疗)、流行病学、免疫学、内分泌学、生物学、病理学、生物伦理学,姑息治疗,康复医学,临床试验研究和决策,以及精神病学和心理学。