Abstract
Psycho-oncology is palliative care of cancer patients, their families, and caregiving staff. There are areas of expertise for intervention in response to psychogenic conditions caused by psychiatric symptoms.
The term psycho-oncology comes originally from oncology, psychiatry, and psychology. Today, philosophy and sociology are included in this field.
Two research projects aimed to examine mental health in cancer patients and focus on the impact of cancer and outcomes of mental and psychological factors.
The characteristics of the normal course of reactions and psychiatric symptoms in patients with cancer have been summarized.
Spiritual pain encompasses total pain and various aspects of psycho-oncology. Finally, the Juntendo Urayasu Hospital Palliative Care Team has conducted extensive research, and the future prospects of clinical care based on the results are described.
