The Psycho-Oncologist-A Critical Role in a Cancer Center Survivorship Program

Barry D Bultz; Lauren M Walker

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2020.08.005

The Psycho-Oncologist-A Critical Role in a Cancer Center Survivorship Program

Eur Urol Focus. 2020 Nov 15;6(6):1142-1144. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2020.08.005. Epub 2020 Aug 30.

Authors

Barry D Bultz¹, Lauren M Walker²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia. Electronic address: bdbultz@ucalgary.ca.
² Department of Oncology, Division of Psychosocial Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; Charbonneau Cancer Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.

PMID: 32873514
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2020.08.005

Abstract

Integration of psychosocial oncology services into urological practice can reduce the distress associated with a cancer diagnosis and treatment. Programmatic thinking can expand the services available to patients, moving beyond the psychiatry model of psychotherapy and medication management for mental health issues to programs of care that can support which improve the quality of life and wellbeing of cancer patients across their disease trajectory.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cancer Survivors
Humans
Physician's Role*
Psycho-Oncology*
Survivorship
Urologic Neoplasms* / psychology
Urologic Neoplasms* / therapy