Diagnosed with cancer? Psycho-oncology can help
By DW
11 February 2023 |
10:04 am
Each year, millions of people across the globe receive a cancer diagnosis. For many, this news is scary. Two patients from Germany talk about how psycho-oncology helped them cope.
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