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Psychological Aspects of Cancer

Psychological Aspects of Cancer opens with two essays on the biological basis of emotion/mental-driven body processes and disease. The consequence of such considerations is that since thoughts and emotions can be modulated and changed by health care professionals, psychological counseling should be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Carr, Brian I. (Editor ), STEEL, JENNIFER (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  •     Psychoneuroimmunology and Cancer: Incidence, progression, and quality of life.- Inflammation, Chronic Disease and Cancer: Is Psychological Distress the Common Thread
  • Psychological aspects of hereditary cancer and risk counseling and genetic testing.- Mastectomy to Prevent Breast Cancer: Psychosocial Aspects of Women's Decision Making.- Decision Aids in Advanced Cancer
  • Cancer Fatalism: Attitudes Toward Screening and Care
  • Positive Psychology Perspectives across the Cancer Continuum: Meaning, Spirituality, and Growth.- Stress, Coping, and Hope.-Religiousness and Spirituality in Coping with Cancer.- Controversies in Psycho-Oncology.-      Psychosocial Interventions for Couples Coping With Cancer:  A Systematic Review.- The impact of cancer and its therapies on body image and sexuality.- Cancer Caregivership.- Psychosocial Interventions in Cancer.- Quality of Life.- Exercise for Cancer Patients: Treatment of Side Effects and Quality of Life.- Use of the Classic Hallucinogen Psilocybin for Treatment of Existential Distress Associated with Cancer.- The placebo and nocebo effect in cancer treatment.-       Psychological Factors and Survivorship:  A Focus on Post-Treatment Cancer Survivors.- Complementary Mind-Body Therapies in Cancer
  • End-of-Life Communication in Cancer Care.- The intersection between cancer and caregiver survivorship.- Resources for Cancer Patients.-      Bringing It All Together.   End-of-Life Communication in Cancer Care.- The intersection between cancer and caregiver survivorship.- Resources for Cancer Patients.-      Bringing It All Together.  .