The crisis of discovery : psychological and psychopathological reaction to the disease / James L. Levenson -- Cancer : a family affair / Lea Baider -- Communicating with cancer patients and their families / Walter F. Baile and Anna Costantini -- Demoralization and depression in cancer / David W. Kissane and Matthew Doolittle -- Counseling and specific psychological treatments in common clinical settings : an overview / Carolyn Pitceathly, Maggie Watson, and Anne Cawthorn -- Genetic counseling and testing for hereditary cancers : psychosocial considerations / Allison M. Burton, Ellen R. Gritz, and Susan K. Peterson -- Dimensional psychopharmacology of the cancer patient / Massimo Biondi and Massimo Pasquini -- Advancing medical education in existential dimensions of advanced cancer and palliative care / Shannon R. Poppito and Glendon R. Tait -- Rapid psychometric assessment of distress and depression for the clinician / Alex j. mitchell -- The value of quality of life assessment in cancer patients / Bernhard Holzner, Johannes Giesinger, Fabio Efficace -- Support of the dying patient : psychological issues and communication / Friedrich Stiefel and Sonia Krenz -- Psycho-oncology and optimal standards of cancer care : developments, multidisciplinary team approach, and international guidelines / Luigi Grassi, Rosangela Caruso, and Maria Giulia Nanni.