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• (sy-KAH-loh-jist) A specialist who can talk with patients and their families about emotional and personal matters, and can help them make decisions.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  psychologist. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/psychologist.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  psychologist. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/psychologist (accessed: February 3, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "psychologist." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/psychologist.

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