Awareness and Treatment of Cancer-Related Depression |Biomedgrid

Cancer is one of the main causes of death and the incidence rate is increasing. Depression is one of the most common negative psychological states of patients. Cancer-related depression (CRD) refers to the emotional pathological reaction of patients who lose their personal mental normality due to diagnosis, treatments and comorbidities [1]. It is reported that the incidence of CRD is 3.7% -58 % [2].