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    Facing cancer : a complete guide for people with cancer, their families, and caregivers / editors, Theodore A. Stern, Mikkael A. Sekeres.

    • Title:Facing cancer : a complete guide for people with cancer, their families, and caregivers / editors, Theodore A. Stern, Mikkael A. Sekeres.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Stern, Theodore A.
      Sekeres, Mikkael A.
    • Published/Created:New York ; Toronto : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, ©2004.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Cancer--Patients--Counseling of.
    • Medical Subjects: Counseling
      Neoplasms--psychology
    • Description:xxii, 450 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
    • Summary:Uniquely supportive of the emotional, social, and familial aspects of living with cancer, Facing Cancer is for anyone whose life is affected by this diagnosis--yourself, a family member or friend, or even a health care professional. Written by the leading physicians in their respective fields, psychiatry and oncology, Facing Cancer is the only reference that combines top-tier medical information and compassionate counsel on cancer, its causes, and treatments with a caring approach to the emotional aspects of living with this diagnosis. This book gives you solid, trustworthy information in distinctive chapters that answer the most pertinent questions about cancer. It features integrative and complementary therapies, including faith and prayer, and the best medical advice on nutritional and other health-building lifestyle changes. Facing Cancer provides the best information on cancer and its treatment, guidance to the finest outside information sources, and advice on tried and true coping strategies for everyone involved. This book is vital to ease the loneliness, fear, and pain of facing this diagnosis.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-428) and index.
    • ISBN:0071414916
    • Contents:What is cancer?
      Hearing the news: reactions to receiving the diagnosis of cancer
      The different types of cancer
      Delivering the news
      Early detection of cancer: the implication of screening tests
      Epidemiology of cancer: you are not alone
      The impact of cancer on the family
      The impact of cancer on the family
      The Meaning of cancer to children
      Helping children cope with a parent's cancer
      Staging and diagnosis
      Information resources
      Lifestyle modifications
      Chemotherapy
      Cognitive impairment associated with cancer and its treatment
      Radiation therapy
      The use of medications to alter mood and behavior associated with cancer
      New therapies and protocols
      Psychological interventions and support groups
      Bone marrow transplantation
      Alternative and complementary therapies
      The management of pain
      The role of faith in the lives of people with cancer
      Fertility and cancer
      Depression and anxiety associated with cancer
      Multidisciplinary care
      Stress reactions in caregivers
      The portrayal of cancer by the media
      Living wills and health care proxies
      Treatment decisions at the end of life
      Palliative care and hospice
      Rational suicide and euthanasia
      Grief and bereavement.
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