Communication in Cancer Care

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Stiefel, Friedrich (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Recent Results in Cancer Research, 168
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Oncology.; Nursing.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

Communication as the Bridge to Hope and Healing in Cancer Care Cancer is ofen seen as prec ipitating an existen- specifc to patients of all ages, diverse cultures tial crisis; a crisis of spirit and an opportunity and lifestyles. Perhaps two of the most we- for meaning. Tis is true not only for the...

Table of Contents:

• Key Elements of Communication in Cancer Care
• Motivating for Cancer Prevention
• Communication in Genetic Counselling for Breast/Ovarian Cancer
• Informing About Diagnosis, Relapse and Progression of Disease — Communication with the Terminally Ill Cancer Patient
• Maintaining Hope: Communication in Palliative Care
• Patients and Their Families
• Children with Cancer
• Interdisciplinary Communication
• Cultural Aspects of Communication in Cancer Care
• Current Concepts of Communication Skills Training in Oncology
• Communication Skills Training in Oncology: It Works!
• Communication and Communication Skills Training in Oncology: Open Questions and Future Tasks.