In The Human Side of Cancer, Jimmie C. Holland, M.D., of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, explores the broad range of emotions people with cancer and their loved ones experience from the moment of diagnosis through the treatment and its aftermath.

WHEN TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP

1. Feeling overwhelmed by fear and distress

2. A previous history of emotional problems

3. When treatment situations provoke anxiety

4. A recent personal loss

5. When parents or other family members have died from cancer

6. Sudden change in mood or mental function during cancer treament

7. Physical symptoms causing distress