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Facing cancer : a complete guide for people with cancer, their families, and caregivers / editors, Theodore A. Stern, Mikkael A. Sekeres.
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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.
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Published/Created:New York ; Toronto : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, ©2004.
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QZ200 .F23 2004
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Cancer--Patients--Counseling of.
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Medical Subjects: Counseling
Neoplasms--psychology
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Description:xxii, 450 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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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.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-428) and index.
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ISBN:0071414916
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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.