Overview
- Presents and discusses the latest findings on a broad range of psychological and social issues related to cancer and its treatments
- Explains the relevance of psycho-oncology during different stages of disease
- Considers quality of life and patient-reported outcomes
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research (RECENTCANCER, volume 197)
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“This book focuses on the psychological aspects of cancer in the lives of patients and their families. … The audience appears to be anyone interested in understanding the psychological effects of cancer on patients. … This succinct book is a quick reference that gives a good overview of the psychological aspects of cancer along with interesting and helpful information.” (Celeste Taylor-Ryman, Doody’s Book Reviews, March, 2014)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Psycho-Oncology
Editors: Ute Goerling
Series Title: Recent Results in Cancer Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40187-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51343-9Published: 27 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-40187-9Published: 04 December 2013
Series ISSN: 0080-0015
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6767
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 152
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oncology, Psychiatry, Psychology, general