Stellenwert der Psychoonkologie in der Urologie
Peter Herschbach · Deutsche Zeitschrift für Onkologie · 2020 · Heft 04 · S. 152-157
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AbstractNational and international guidelines and certification criteria for comprehensive cancer centres require the psycho-oncological co-treatment of distressed cancer patients. Of course, this also applies to the field of uro-oncology. The individual need for psychosocial support should be systematically evaluated by “distress screening” procedures. While in general about 30% of all cancer patients are considered severely distressed, this rate seems to be lower (about 20%) in prostate cancer patients, the largest uro-oncological entity. Many patients find it difficult to accept psychotherapeutic support, whi…