HCG B’luru marks World Psycho-oncology Day

Bengaluru: HealthCareGlobal Enterprises (HCG) marked World Psycho-oncology Day with a Stakeholders Round table deliberation and a day-long skill-building workshop at HCG Cancer Hospital, KR Road, Bengaluru, bringing together leading oncologists, psycho-oncologists, psychiatrists, medical social workers & patient advocates to address the unmet psychosocial needs of cancer patients and their families by integrating routine distress screening the 6th Vital sign in cancer care.

The programme focused on the increasing recognition of distress as the “6th Vital sign” in oncology, highlighting the need to systematically assess and manage the emotional and psychological burden experienced by cancer patients and their caregivers.

During the discussions, experts highlighted that a significant proportion of cancer patients experience varying degrees of distress.