Why would you want to see a psychologist when you've been diagnosed with cancer?  It could be that a psychologist could help you deal with the things that are really troubling you during your cancer treatment.  When you're undergoing treatment it's important to acknowledge that sometimes the psychological toll can be worse than the physical symptoms of cancer.
Clinical Psychologist Dr Sarah McKinnon finds it a privilege to work with cancer patients at Ballarat Health Services, helping them to cope and focus on what they value most in life.

<p>Why would you want to see a psychologist when you've been diagnosed with cancer? &nbsp;It could be that a psychologist could help you deal with the things that are really troubling you during your cancer treatment. &nbsp;When you're undergoing treatment it's important to acknowledge that sometimes the psychological toll can be worse than the physical symptoms of cancer.<br>Clinical Psychologist Dr Sarah McKinnon finds it a privilege to work with cancer patients at Ballarat Health Services, helping them to cope and focus on what they value most in life.</p>

We get it, no one wants to know about cancer.  But with a diagnosis you need to know what's going on and we think we can help.  This podcast will take you through what might happen next.  We've covered the main treatments: Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiation.

We've asked the experts, Oncologists, Surgeons, Nurses and Survivors.  We've tried to find the information you can use in this podcast series.

A podcast for people who have just been diagnosed with cancer

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