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World J Psychiatry. Jul 19, 2024; 14(7): 1140-1142
Published online Jul 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i7.1140
Published online Jul 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i7.1140
Beyond surgery: Overcoming postoperative depression in cancer patients
Shao-Ming Song, Xiao Wang, Hong-Mei Yue, Rong Liu, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
Rong Liu, Faculty of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery, The First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Author contributions: Song SM, Yue HM, and Liu R designed the study; Wang X searched the literature; Song SM and Liu R wrote the manuscript and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests.
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Corresponding author: Rong Liu, MD, PhD, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, No. 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China.
Received: March 21, 2024
Revised: May 5, 2024
Accepted: June 5, 2024
Published online: July 19, 2024
Processing time: 112 Days and 15.9 Hours
Revised: May 5, 2024
Accepted: June 5, 2024
Published online: July 19, 2024
Processing time: 112 Days and 15.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Postoperative depression has a series of negative effects on the recovery, quality of life, and subsequent anti-tumor therapy in cancer patients. We should evaluate patients who experience depression or have a tendency toward depression following surgery in a timely manner. Surgeons should use a combination of approaches to comprehensively assess the patient's psychiatric status and take appropriate measures to help them deal with depression, leading to improved clinical outcomes.