"Psycho-Oncology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A specialty which deals with the interrelationship of physical, psychological, social, behavioral, and ethical aspects of cancer. Psycho-oncology examines the behavioral and psychosocial factors that may influence the course of the disease, cancer risk, prevention, and detection.
| Descriptor ID |
D000073320
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.096.628.808.500 H02.403.429.515.250 H02.720.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Psycho-Oncology- Psycho-Oncology
- Psycho Oncology
- Psychosocial Oncology
- Oncology, Psychosocial
- Psychooncology
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psycho-Oncology" by people in Profiles.
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Frequency of anxiety and depression and screening performance of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale in a psycho-oncology clinic. Psychooncology. 2022 02; 31(2):290-297.
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Disparities in pediatric psychosocial oncology utilization. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 11; 68(11):e29342.
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Can cancer-related cognitive impairment be considered in isolation from other cancer-related symptoms? Psychooncology. 2018 10; 27(10):2511-2512.
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Provider Perspectives on the Implementation of Psychosocial Risk Screening in Pediatric Cancer. J Pediatr Psychol. 2017 07 01; 42(6):700-710.
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2015 President's Plenary International Psycho-oncology Society: psychosocial care as a human rights issue-challenges and opportunities. Psychooncology. 2017 04; 26(4):563-569.