siliconindia | | August 20198PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY: UNLOCKING THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE MINDBy Suresh Ramu, Co-Founder & CEO, Cytecare Cancer Hospitalsycho-Oncology is the science of understanding and managing the psychological, social, emo-tional, spiritual, and functional aspects of can-cer. It is a `whole-person' approach to cancer care that addresses a range of human needs that can improve quality of life for those affected by cancer. The psycho-oncologist/psychologist works as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team to clinically understand the disease and psychologically make sense of its intricacies to the patient community.This specialty addresses two major psychological dimensions of cancer: (1) the psychological response of patients and their families; and (2) the psychologi-cal, behavioral and social factors that may influence the disease process.Regardless of the prognosis, research indicates that one-third of individuals diagnosed with cancer experience severe psychological distress and up to 70 percent exhibit some degree of anxiety and depression. Thus, healthcare systems today, have a duty to transition into implement-An IIT - Madras and IIM - Calcutta alumnus, Suresh boasts of a 24-years long career during which he has worked with Larsen & Toubro, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ruksun DoctorAnywhere.com and Quintiles Transnational, and even founded Sytespace Research in 2011 and Cytecare Hospitals in 2014.in my opinionP
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