[Psychologic guidance of the cancer patient]

Cancer belongs to these diseases threatening severely the lives of patients affected by cancer. Therefore, cancer is connected with psychic responses on the part of the patient. The response as a result of the disease is intensified by negative environmental experiences. The physician has to make due allowance for this fact in the patient's guidance. At the beginning the pros and cons of a truthful information of the patient are discussed. In the following an inhouse model of the care of patients is presented according to which the patient is faced with his diagnosis and prognosis. An attempt is made of helping the patient "to integrate" his disease and to cope with "his" cancer problem. This also includes the guidance of the relations.