Fatores emocionais envolvidos no enfrentamento do câncer

Abstract

This research was motivated by the need of identifying in the literature the most common feelings, reactions and emotional needs while dealing with cancer. The aim of this study was to provide information that would help with the patient care, once a lot of health professionals, usually those related with primary care, demonstrate difficulties when dealing with the emotional side of the patient. It affects negatively the interaction with the patient and his/her family as well as the possibility of avoiding and/or treating with efficiency physical and/or psychological complications that come up with the disease diagnosis or with the treatment. Besides that, considering that the factors related to can interfere on cancer prognosis, the professional behavior when accompanying the patient may positively affect how the patient will deal and combat the disease.