TY - BOOK ID - 14307044 TI - Psychological aspects of cancer : a guide to emotion and psychological consequences of cancer, their causes and their management AU - Carr, Brian I. AU - Steel, Jennifer. PY - 2013 SN - 1461448654 1461448662 1283865025 PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Cancer -- Prevention -- Congresses. KW - Cancer -- Psychological aspects -- Congresses. KW - Cancer -- Psychological aspects. KW - Cancer -- Study and teaching -- Congresses. KW - Cancer KW - Patient Acceptance of Health Care KW - Consumer Participation KW - Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms KW - Diseases KW - Consumer Organizations KW - Community Health Services KW - Attitude to Health KW - Psychiatry and Psychology KW - Health Services KW - Organizations KW - Delivery of Health Care KW - Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation KW - Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services KW - Health Care Economics and Organizations KW - Health Care KW - Adaptation, Psychological KW - Patient Participation KW - Neoplasms KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Oncology KW - Psychological aspects KW - Psychological aspects. KW - Patients KW - Mental health. KW - Cancers KW - Carcinoma KW - Malignancy (Cancer) KW - Malignant tumors KW - Medicine. KW - General practice (Medicine). KW - Internal medicine. KW - Oncology. KW - Medicine & Public Health. KW - Internal Medicine. KW - General Practice / Family Medicine. KW - Tumors KW - Oncology  . KW - Family medicine. KW - Family practice (Medicine) KW - General practice (Medicine) KW - Physicians (General practice) KW - Medicine, Internal UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14307044 AB - Psychological Aspects of Cancer opens with two essays on the biological basis of emotion/mental-driven body processes and disease. The consequence of such considerations is that since thoughts and emotions can be modulated and changed by health care professionals, psychological counseling should be seen not only as a way to help patients cope, but also to influence the disease itself.  A unique overview of a key area of cancer care, this important title then proceeds to offer a section on genetic predispositions to cancer and the psychological considerations involved in screening and pre-emptive therapies and decision-making in cancer therapy.  A third section deals with the philosophical and religious underpinnings of psychological factors involved in coping with disease state stressors and the roles of hope in coping. The fourth section is an acknowledgement that patients with cancer live in a social context, which often includes a partner and/or caregiver. The fifth section includes several essays on aspects and modalities of care-giving that are designed to help patients coping with their cancer and its aftermath, which increasingly extends for years. An important title covering key aspects of one of the most troubling disorders of our time, Psychological Aspects of Cancer will  provide the busy practitioner with cutting edge knowledge as well as practical information that can translate into better care for patients with cancer.  . ER -