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Simple Summary: Communication by health professionals impacts the mental health of cancer patients. This research sought to further explore this matter by studying the possible relationships between communication and a patient's depression, anxiety, quality of life, coping strategies, and perception of their state of health. A total of 177 patients diagnosed with cancer answered a battery of questionnaires on these aspects. Our findings show that oncologists are better at delivering a cancer diagnosis than other healthcare professionals and that communication by them can impact patients' mental and health variables. We believe that there is a need to implement better communication strategies among all healthcare professionals to facilitate the task of breaking bad news to patients. This will have a positive impact on patients' emotional states and health while reducing stress and burnout among the healthcare professionals themselves. The field of healthcare is increasingly adopting a humanistic perspective in the physician–patient relationship. One of the more salient aspects being studied is the communication between the two. This study serves a dual purpose. Our initial aim was to study how a cancer diagnosis is disclosed to patients by different physicians (GPs/other specialists/oncologists). Secondly, we set out to study how the way in which oncologists normally communicate with their patients impacts variables such as a patient's anxiety, depression, coping mechanisms, and perception of both their health and their quality of life. A total of 177 patients answered a battery of questionnaires on sociodemographic and disease data: the SPIKES protocol, the EORTCQLQ-COMU26, and the ADAF screening questionnaire. The analyses recorded medium or high scores for some of the steps in the SPIKES protocol when delivering the diagnosis, and significant differences were observed for some of them among different physicians. The level of a cancer patient's satisfaction with the communication by oncologists was related to their levels of anxiety, depression, vulnerability, and perception of their health and quality of life. Better communication strategies are called for among all healthcare professionals to facilitate the task of breaking bad news to their patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Simple Summary: This survey-based study has assessed the types of coping mechanisms and QoL of patients diagnosed with and treated for prostate cancer. Patients using active forms of coping, seeking support and planning seem to have higher self-esteem, while maladaptive coping strategies in the form of self-blame can cause a significant decrease in patients' self-esteem. Our results show that older patients, despite the use of adaptation strategies, have lower self-esteem. Early psychological assessment and mobilization of patients' personal resources may allow patients to change stress coping methods towards more adaptive forms. The aim of this study was to analyze coping mechanisms and their psychological aspects during the treatment of neoplastic prostate hyperplasia. We have analyzed strategies and styles of coping with stress and self-esteem of patients diagnosed with neoplastic prostate hyperplasia. A total of 126 patients were included in the study. Standardized psychological questionnaires were used to determine the type of coping strategy by using the Stress Coping Inventory MINI-COPE, while a coping style questionnaire was used to assess the type of coping style by using the Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey (CISS). The SES Self-Assessment Scale was used to measure the level of self-esteem. Patients using adaptive strategies of coping with stress in the form of active coping, seeking support and planning had higher self-esteem. However, the use of maladaptive coping strategies in the form of self-blame was found to cause a significant decrease in patients' self-esteem. The study has also shown the choice of a task-based coping style to positively influence one's self-esteem. An analysis related to patients' age and coping methods revealed younger patients, up to 65 years of age, using adaptive strategies of coping with stress to have a higher level of self-esteem than older patients using similar strategies. The results of this study show that older patients, despite the use of adaptation strategies, have lower self-esteem. This group of patients should receive special care both from family and medical staff. The obtained results support the implementation of holistic care for patients, using psychological interventions to improve patients' quality of life. Early psychological consultation and mobilization of patients' personal resources may allow patients to change stress coping methods towards more adaptive forms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]