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This volume describes the many ways in which mental health professionals have contributed to improving the lot of the cancer patient. A large section of the book is devoted to the psychological, social and behavioral factors that contribute to cancer risk and survival. Changing habits and behavior-reducing smoking, increasing certain foods intake, and decreasing sun exposure, for instance-is a significant factor in cancer risk, and becomes the focus of several chapters. Social class and socioeconomic issues are analysed as far as they affect cancer risk and survival. Two chapters explore the brain-endocrine-immune connections and how they contribute to cancer prevention. Other sections describe new psychological issues brought about by recent advances in cancer research. Sections of the book cover the "worried well" population-healthy people who are or who believe themselves to be predisposed to cancer. Chapters discuss tracing these people's family history, genetic testing, appropriate screening behaviors and counseling. A major section of the book deals with psychosocial interventions to improve patients' quality of life using psychological, psychoeducational, and behavioral methods. The book covers the use of psychopharmacological drugs, group therapies, nontraditional therapies (art, meditation, alternative medicine), and religious collaboration in helping ease the ordeal. Authors argue the ethical aspects of cancer care, including the ethics of clinical trials, informed consent, physician-assisted suicide, and palliative care. The specifics of caring for children with cancer, and for patients with special needs, such as the elderly and minorities, are accorded special attention.
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This volume describes the many ways in which mental health professionals have contributed to improving the lot of the cancer patient. A large section of the book is devoted to the psychological, social and behavioral factors that contribute to cancer risk and survival. Changing habits and behavior-reducing smoking, increasing certain foods intake, and decreasing sun exposure, for instance-is a significant factor in cancer risk, and becomes the focus of several chapters. Social class and socioeconomic issues are analysed as far as they affect cancer risk and survival. Two chapters explore the brain-endocrine-immune connections and how they contribute to cancer prevention. Other sections describe new psychological issues brought about by recent advances in cancer research. Sections of the book cover the "worried well" population-healthy people who are or who believe themselves to be predisposed to cancer. Chapters discuss tracing these people's family history, genetic testing, appropriate screening behaviors and counseling.A major section of the book deals with psychosocial interventions to improve patients' quality of life using psychological, psychoeducational, and behavioral methods. The book covers the use of psychopharmacological drugs, group therapies, nontraditional therapies (art, meditation, alternative medicine), and religious collaboration in helping ease the ordeal. Authors argue the ethical aspects of cancer care, including the ethics of clinical trials, informed consent, physician-assisted suicide, and palliative care. The specifics of caring for children with cancer, and for patients with special needs, such as the elderly and minorities, are accorded special attention.
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Psycho-Oncology 2nd ed.
22. Juli 2010
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First off, this review is for the second edition of Psycho-Oncology, and is from the perspective of a student in health psychology.
This book provides a broad overview of the field of psycho-oncology. Each of the 97 chapters is relatively short (my guess is they average 6-14 pages) and self-contained. I found this layout very convenient because it is possible to read about a particular topic (e.g., interventions, specific cancers, etc.) without needing to read everything. In general I found the language quite accessible; I would think that advanced undergraduates and above could benefit from reading it.
Many handbooks take several years to make, and in fields that are rapidly developing this means that prior recommendations/general conclusions may already be deprecated. So I was quite pleased to see numerous references from 2008.
On a less positive note, I did notice quite a few small typos (e.g., wrong table referenced, slight numerical inconsistencies, a repeated sentence). Also, when some of the chapters reviewed the research, it seemed like there was sufficient research that a meta-analytic combination of the findings would have been beneficial rather than simply listing findings (I appreciate that this can be challenging or even impossible when similar constructs are measured in divergent ways or inadequate information is reported by the original author).
Overall I have really enjoyed reading Psycho-Oncology. It is an easy way to get a good background in the field of psycho-oncology.
This book provides a broad overview of the field of psycho-oncology. Each of the 97 chapters is relatively short (my guess is they average 6-14 pages) and self-contained. I found this layout very convenient because it is possible to read about a particular topic (e.g., interventions, specific cancers, etc.) without needing to read everything. In general I found the language quite accessible; I would think that advanced undergraduates and above could benefit from reading it.
Many handbooks take several years to make, and in fields that are rapidly developing this means that prior recommendations/general conclusions may already be deprecated. So I was quite pleased to see numerous references from 2008.
On a less positive note, I did notice quite a few small typos (e.g., wrong table referenced, slight numerical inconsistencies, a repeated sentence). Also, when some of the chapters reviewed the research, it seemed like there was sufficient research that a meta-analytic combination of the findings would have been beneficial rather than simply listing findings (I appreciate that this can be challenging or even impossible when similar constructs are measured in divergent ways or inadequate information is reported by the original author).
Overall I have really enjoyed reading Psycho-Oncology. It is an easy way to get a good background in the field of psycho-oncology.
psycho oncolgy rocks!
6. März 2012
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This is the best book I've ever seen on the subject. It has everything you need to start you off!
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The book arrived in perfect condition
19. November 2009
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The book arrived within a week of the order (estimated delivery time was much longer) and it was in perfect condition.
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