Cancer, culture, and communication
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Bibliographic Information
Cancer, culture, and communication
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2004
Available at 15 libraries
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  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume creates a multi-disciplinary dialogue about clinician-patient communication. It offers a description of the relevance of culture as a contextual effect that impacts the clinician-patient relationship. Some topics addressed include: oncology care, quality of life issues, supportive survivorship, etc. It is for physicians, nurses, hospice and palliative care professionals and public health professionals.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction Part I: Cancer across Cultures Chapter 2 - Culture and Oncology: Impact of Context Effects Chapter 3- Quality of Life in Culturally Diverse Cancer Patients Chapter 4- Cancer and Aging: A Biological, Clinical, and Cultural Analysis Chapter 5 - Children with Cancer: Cultural Differences in Communication between the United States and the United Kingdom Chapter 6 - Cancer Risk Assessment: Clinically Relevant Information is Key Part II: Cancer Interventions across Cultures Chapter 7- Cancer Prevention: Lifestyle as the Definitive Means of Cancer Control Chapter 8 - Cross-Cultural Aspects of Cancer Care Part III: Symptoms and Their Management across Cultures Chapter 9 - The Cultural Experience of Cancer Pain Chapter 10 - Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients with Cancer Part IV: Dying and Death in Different Cultures Chapter 11- Bereavement across Cultures Chapter 12 - The Unmet Need: Addressing Spirituality and Meaning through Culturally Sensitive Communication and Intervention
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