Cancer, Culture, and Communication

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Moore, Rhonda J. (Editor), Spiegel, David (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2004.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Public health.; Health promotion.; Oncology.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Health psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Health Psychology.; Quality of Life Research.

The ability to communicate effectively with cancer patients and their family members has been linked to patient satisfaction, reduced psychological morbidity, enhanced health and reduced clinician "burn-out". Yet, despite what we know about the benefits of effective communication, cancer c...

Table of Contents:

• Cancer across Cultures
• Culture and Oncology
• Quality of Life in Culturally Diverse Cancer Patients
• Cancer and Aging
• Children with Cancer
• Cancer Risk Assessment
• Cancer Interventions across Cultures
• Cancer Prevention
• Cross-Cultural Aspects of Cancer Care
• Symptoms and Their Management across Cultures
• The Cultural Experience of Cancer Pain
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients with Cancer
• Dying and Death in Different Cultures
• Bereavement across Cultures
• The Unmet Need.