[Burnout syndrome due to workload in the care for cancer patients].

Background: The burnout syndrome (BS) is defined as a response to chronic work stress. It appears as a subjective phenomenon and its main symptoms are the loss of enthusiasm towards work, a feeling of professional failure, feelings of guilt, emotional exhaustion and indifference to patients' problems.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of BS in health personnel who care for cancer patients in a tertiary hospital.