sr mousavi professor of surgical oncology,
shahid beheshti university (mc)
cancer research center, shahid
beheshti university (mc) sm mousavi msc of clinical psychology,
islamic azad university of tehran z mehdikhah shahid beheshti university (mc),
mofid pediatrics hospital
abstract depression is common in today world and this article seeks to address issues related to depression in cancer surgery. surgical situations and their effects on patients, as well as depression in the family and the surgeon are highlighted