Psycho-oncology: A Common Discipline for All!

Psycho-Oncology is a discipline that has emerged in the early 1970s in response to growing interest in the psychological, behavioral and social issues, related to the occurrence of cancer in an individual. Known as psychosocial oncology 1 throughout most of Europe, Psycho-oncology deals with two psychological aspects of cancer: (1) psychosocial: the emotional responses of patients, their families and caregivers; (2) psychobiological: the psychological, behavioral and social factors influencing mortality and morbidity among cancer patients