Practice of psycho‐oncology with Latino patients: An international study.

Keywords: cancer; culturally competent care; evidence-based practice; Hispanic Americans; Latin America; mental health; oncology; psycho-oncology; psychotherapy; survivorship EN cancer culturally competent care evidence-based practice Hispanic Americans Latin America mental health oncology psycho-oncology psychotherapy survivorship 127 133 7 01/28/21 20210101 NES 210101 BACKGROUND Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, approximately 70% of deaths from cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries.1 About 1.3 million new cancer cases and 666,000 cancer deaths were estimated to have occurred in 2018 in Latin America and the Caribbean. A survey of 59 mental health professionals treating Latino cancer patients from Latin America and the United States was conducted to shed light on the practice of psycho-oncology with Latino patients. It is important to study the practice of psycho-oncology with underserved populations and in low-resource settings to address disparities in access to psychosocial oncology services and support the use of evidence-based practice. Cancer, culturally competent care, evidence-based practice, Hispanic Americans, Latin America, mental health, oncology, psycho-oncology, psychotherapy, survivorship. [Extracted from the article]