11.1 |
Patients with endometrial cancer and their families may face multiple physical, psychological, social and spiritual/religious stresses. |
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11.2 |
Cancer patients and their relatives shall be informed about psychosocial support, counseling and treatment services as early as possible in all phases of the disease and shall
be given access to these services according to their individual needs. |
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11.3 |
The indication for psycho-oncological interventions shall be made according to the identified individual need, the setting, and the patientʼs disease phase (initial diagnosis,
surgery, adjuvant therapy, recurrence-free phase, relapse phase, palliative phase, long-term survival) and should take into account the patientʼs wishes. |
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11.4 |
The topic of sexuality shall be actively addressed in the various phases of the treatment process and follow-up care for patients with endometrial cancer, in order to assess the
need for support and to be able to initiate appropriate assistance. |
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