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Challenges and Strategies for Oncology Professionals and Researchers
XVI, 207 p. 7 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.
This multidisciplinary reference explores the concepts and realities of quality of life among cancer survivors in its physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and familial dimensions. Informed by a broad range of fields including genetics, psychiatry, nursing, dentistry, rehabilitation, and ethics, it addresses daily challenges of living for this population, from self-care to cultural concerns and from social interactions to experiences with providers. Family issues of pediatric, young adult, and elder survivors, caregiving parents, and siblings are a major area of concern. And contributors describe interventions for survivors as individuals, in family content, and as part of integrated care across primary and specialty settings. Included among the topics: Play, leisure activities, and cognitive health among older cancer survivors. Genetic mutations in cancer susceptibility genes: a family history of cancer. Cancer patients in a pediatric intensive care unit: a single center experience. The impact of childhood cancer on the quality of life among healthy siblings. When cancer returns: family caregivers and the hospice team. Experiencing cancer services: a story of survival and dissatisfaction. A significant addition to the cancer survivorship literature, Quality of Life Among Cancer Survivors is a practice-building resource for oncology and allied health professionals, health psychologists, and social workers, as well as researchers in these fields.
Introduction and theoretical perspectives -- Recreation, leisure activities, and cognitive health among older cancer survivors -- Cancer patients in a pediatric intensive care unit: a single center experience -- Ethical dilemmas in cancer care.-Genetic mutations in cancer susceptibility genes: a personal and family history of cancer -- Influence of acculturation and health-related quality of life among Chinese elderly cancer survivors -- Impact of childhood cancer on healthy siblings' quality of life -- Effect of physical activity on post-traumatic stress disorder among parents of pediatric cancer survivors -- Caring for the other parent in the room: practice guidelines for acknowledging and addressing the needs of fathers of children with cancer -- Family functioning and therapeutic interventions among mothers with breast cancer -- When cancer returns: family caregivers and the hospice team -- Experiencing cancer services: a therapist's personal story of survival and dissatisfaction.