Psychological support
A patient with cancer will seldom be in a good state of mind, and thus there is a tendency to classify such a patient as "depressive" too quickly. This is not right from a medical perspective, because the mood described as depression is not a psychiatric disorder but a perfectly natural reaction to the position the patient faces. Consequently, such a patient requires not simply mood enhancers but sensitive psychological support.
Oncologists providing psychological support are available today. These are specialists who have been trained to provide psychological support to people suffering from cancer. The RPTC provides this medical service as part of the cancer outpatient care. If you are finding the disease or the treatment a psychological strain, you should certainly make use of this option.