Yesne Alici, MD

Experts discuss the process of assessing decision-making capacity in patients with cancer.

Personality disorders become exacerbated under stressful cancer-related situations and may lead to adverse consequences and outcomes.

Delirium is frequently encountered when caring for cancer patients, from initial diagnosis to the advanced stages of the disease; however, it is often missed. Oncologists need to be familiar with the various defining features of the condition, and should be able to identify common underlying causes.