Psycho-Oncology

期刊简介：Psycho-Oncology is concerned with the psychological, social, behavioral, and ethical aspects of cancer. This subspeciality addresses the two major psychological dimensions of cancer: the psychological responses of patients to cancer at all stages of the disease, and that of their families and caretakers; and the psychological, behavioral and social factors that may influence the disease process. Psycho-oncology is an area of multi-disciplinary interest and has boundaries with the major specialities in oncology: the clinical disciplines (surgery, medicine, pediatrics, radiotherapy), epidemiology, immunology, endocrinology, biology, pathology, bioethics, palliative care, rehabilitation medicine, clinical trials research and decision making, as well as psychiatry and psychology.This international journal is published twelve times a year and will consider contributions to research of clinical and theoretical interest. Topics covered are wide-ranging and relate to the psychosocial aspects of cancer and AIDS-related tumors, including: epidemiology, quality of life, palliative and supportive care, psychiatry, psychology, sociology, social work, nursing and educational issues.Special reviews are offered from time to time. There is a section reviewing recently published books. A society news section is available for the dissemination of information relating to meetings, conferences and other society-related topics. Summary proceedings of important national and international symposia falling within the aims of the journal are presented.

【译文】心理肿瘤学关注癌症的心理、社会、行为和伦理方面。这个亚专业处理癌症的两个主要心理维度：患者在疾病各个阶段对癌症的心理反应，以及他们的家庭和护理者的反应；以及可能影响疾病过程的心理、行为和社会因素。心理肿瘤学是一个多学科兴趣领域，与肿瘤学的主要专业领域有界限：临床学科（外科、内科、儿科、放疗）、流行病学、免疫学、内分泌学、生物学、病理学、生物伦理学、姑息治疗、康复医学、临床试验研究和决策、以及精神病学和心理学。这本国际期刊每年出版十二期，并将考虑对临床和理论研究的贡献。涵盖的主题范围广泛，涉及癌症和艾滋病相关肿瘤的心理社会方面，包括：流行病学、生活质量、姑息和支持治疗、精神病学、心理学、社会学、社会工作、护理和教育问题。不定期提供专题评论。有一个回顾最近出版书籍的栏目。有一个社会新闻栏目，用于传播有关会议、大会和其他与学会相关主题的信息。展示符合期刊宗旨的重要国内外会议的总结性会议记录。