Publication year
2021Source
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 165, (2021), article D5977ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Medical Oncology
Journal title
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume
vol. 165
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Radboudumc 14: Tumours of the digestive tract RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health SciencesAbstract
Cancer is associated with sometimes strong emotions. However, emotions are mostly adaptive - they help people adapt to cancer. Adaptive emotions do not need to be treated; instead, emotional support is key. Professional mental health care is indicated only when emotions are no longer adaptive. Oncologists, nurses, and especially general practitioners play an important role in identifying people who qualify for referral to mental health care. Prior mental health problems, a weak social support system, and a relatively stressful disease course or treatment are risk factors for cancer-related emotional problems. Training and the development of professional networks can contribute to optimizing the availability, accessibility and quality of supportive care for mental well-being during and after cancer treatment. In addition, providing good information to patients is important, to enable them to find supportive care.
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