“…Psycho-oncology, by its very nature, is interdisciplinary and multifocal, with interests in many areas, including patient-centered and family-centered care, 2 shared decision-making, 3 medical ethics, 4 medical communication, 5 behavioral medicine, 6 psychiatry/psychology interventions, 7 symptom control and supportive care, 8 end-of-life care, 9 and psycho-neuroimmunology. 10 The importance of psycho-oncology research and practice has been well-recognized internationally, due to the existential, physical, and psychosocial challenges of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and treatment-related side effects. 11,12 Such challenges result in high rates of distress, psychological morbidity (such as anxiety and depression), and suicide among the cancer population.…”