Handbook of Cancer Survivorship

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Feuerstein, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Public health.; Health promotion.; Oncology.; Rehabilitation.; Epidemiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

Not long ago, a cancer diagnosis was regarded as an automatic death sentence; today there are ten million survivors. Equally impressive is the growing number of clinicians and researchers dedicated to improving the quality of survivors’ lives and care. Yet despite this encouraging picture, there has...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Burden
• Cancer Survivorship
• The Burden of Cancer Survivorship
• Quality of Care
• Quality of Life in Long-Term Cancer Survivors
• Health Care Disparities
• Measuring Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors
• Common Problems
• Exercise Motivation and Behavior Change
• Fatigue
• Pain
• Depression
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Adaptation in the Face of Advanced Cancer
• Secondary Prevention
• Restoring Emotional Well-Being
• Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors
• Nutrition and Weight Management in Cancer Survivors
• Management of Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Dysfunction
• Smoking Cessation and Cancer Survivors
• Psychological Distress, Depression, and Anxiety
• Managing Daily and Long-Term Stress
• Pain and Function
• Work
• Comprehensive Long-Term Follow-up
• Survivor and Provider Perspectives
• Survivor Perspectives on Quality Care
• Living with Advanced Cancer
• International Perspective
• Global Considerations
• Future Directions
• Cancer Survivorship.