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Patients with cancer will gain considerable confidence if they perceive that their surgeon understands the hurdles they have to overcome if they are to adapt psychologically to their diagnosis. I will first describe these hurdles and then discuss the nature and extent of the psychological morbidity associated with cancers whose primary treatment is surgical. Finally, I will suggest ways in which this morbidity may be reduced or prevented.
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Maguire, P. (1989). Psychological Aspects of Surgical Oncology. In: Veronesi, U., Arnesjø, B., Burn, I., Denis, L., Mazzeo, F. (eds) Surgical Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72646-0_25
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