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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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Carr, Brian I. (Editor), STEEL, JENNIFER. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4866-2
Table of Contents:
  • � � 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 Womens 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. �.