Psycho-Oncology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Goerling, Ute (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Recent Results in Cancer Research, 197
• Subjects: Medicine.; Oncology.; Psychiatry.; Psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Psychology, general.

Psycho-oncology is a thriving discipline in cancer care, and numerous research activities have been undertaken in the endeavour to improve treatment outcomes and to gain a better understanding of the psychosocial consequences of cancer. This book presents and discusses the latest findings from scien...

Table of Contents:

• Psychosocial Impacts of Cancer
• Fear of Progression
• Gender Opportunities in Psychosocial Oncology
• Patient’s View on Psycho-oncology
• The Oncological Patient in the Palliative Situation
• Psychological Burden of Children of Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients
• Rehabilitation
• Quality of Life
• Cancer Survivorship
• Psycho-oncological Interventions.