Witnessing unnecessary suffering: A call for action and policy change to increase access to psycho-oncology care

Kelly E Irwin^{1

2}, Matthew L Loscalzo^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry,, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Center for Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences,, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Department of Supportive Care Medicine, Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center,, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA.
⁴ Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA.

Editorial

Kelly E Irwin et al. Psychooncology. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;29(12):1977-1981.

doi: 10.1002/pon.5599.

Kelly E Irwin^{1

2}, Matthew L Loscalzo^{3

4}

¹ Department of Psychiatry,, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Center for Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences,, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Department of Supportive Care Medicine, Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center,, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA.
⁴ Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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