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Psycho-Oncology

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Ute Goerling

    1. Department of Psychooncology, Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Berlin, Germany

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  • 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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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Psychosocial Impact of Cancer

    • Susanne Singer
    Pages 1-10

  3. Fear of Progression

    • Peter Herschbach, Andreas Dinkel
    Pages 11-29

  4. Gender Opportunities in Psychosocial Oncology

    • Matthew Loscalzo, Karen Clark
    Pages 31-47

  5. Psycho-Oncology: A Patient’s View

    • Patricia Garcia-Prieto
    Pages 49-58

  6. The Oncological Patient in the Palliative Situation

    • Steffen Eychmueller, Diana Zwahlen, Monica Fliedner
    Pages 59-72

  7. Psychosocial Burden of Family Caregivers to Adults with Cancer

    • Anna-leila Williams
    Pages 73-85

  8. Rehabilitation for Cancer Patients

    • Joachim Weis, Jürgen M. Giesler
    Pages 87-101

  9. Cancer Survivorship in Adults

    • Cecilie E. Kiserud, Alv A. Dahl, Jon Håvard Loge, Sophie D. Fosså
    Pages 103-120

  10. Psycho-Oncological Interventions and Psychotherapy in the Oncology Setting

    • Mirjam de Vries, Friedrich Stiefel
    Pages 121-135

  11. Quality of Life in Oncology

    • Ute Goerling, Anna Stickel
    Pages 137-152
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About this book

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 science and practice for a broad range of psychological and social issues related to cancer and its treatments. Not only are general psychosocial impacts of cancer described, but the very common fear of progression is elucidated. The relevance of psycho-oncology at different stages of disease (during oncological treatment, in rehabilitation, and during palliative care) is explained, and various psycho-oncological interventions are illustrated. Other important topics are the experience of being a cancer survivor, who may be cured but not be healthy, the psychological burden on relatives, and gender differences in coping with cancer. Quality of life and patient-reported outcomes are also commented on since they are among the key benchmarks for successful coping with the diagnosis of cancer, its treatment, and its late effects. The chapters are almost all written by distinguished scientists, but as we often learn most from those affected by cancer, one author speaks for herself as a patient.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychooncology, Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Berlin, Germany

    Ute Goerling

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

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