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World J Psychiatry. Apr 19, 2026; 16(4): 114973
Published online Apr 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i4.114973
Published online Apr 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i4.114973
Different treatments, different minds: The overlooked side of ovarian cancer care
Mohammad Shahangir Biswas, Mosammat Jannatul Mawa, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology Chittagong, Khulshi 4202, Chattogram, Bangladesh
Mohammad Shahangir Biswas, , Department of Public Health, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Author contributions: Biswas MS conceptualized designed the research and edited the final manuscript; Biswas MS and Mawa MJ performed the literature search and wrote the original manuscript; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Corresponding author: Mohammad Shahangir Biswas, PhD, Associate Professor, Postdoc, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology Chittagong, Foy’s Lake, Zakir Hossain Road, Khulshi 4202, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
Received: October 9, 2025
Revised: November 6, 2025
Accepted: December 22, 2025
Published online: April 19, 2026
Processing time: 178 Days and 9.7 Hours
Revised: November 6, 2025
Accepted: December 22, 2025
Published online: April 19, 2026
Processing time: 178 Days and 9.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Ovarian cancer treatments have an enormous impact on the body and mind. Surgery change identity, targeted therapy blends financial stress and hope, and chemotherapy fuels anticipatory anxiety. Multimodal approaches cause the greatest psychological strain, yet they also provide the highest chance for effective and prompt aid. This article argues for culturally sensitive, treatment-tailored and system-adapted psychological care as an important complement to cancer-related advancements, particularly across low-income and middle-income countries, where structural disparities amplify distress.