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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782673903321

Titolo

Evidence-based cancer care and prevention [[electronic resource] ] : behavioral interventions / / Charles W. Given ... [et al.], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer Pub. Co., c2003

ISBN

1-281-80670-6

9786611806705

0-8261-1573-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (449 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GivenCharles W

Disciplina

616.99/4/0019

Soggetti

Cancer - Psychological aspects

Health behavior

Cancer - Prevention

Evidence-based medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: The State of the Knowledge of Intervention Research in Cancer Care; 2 Behavioral Interventions for Cancer Prevention: Dietary Intake and Physical Activity; 3 Cancer Screening; 4 Smoking Cessation in Cancer Patients: Never Too Late to Quit; 5 Decision Aids for Cancer-Related Behavioral Choices; 6 Psychological Interventions for Cancer Patients; 7 The PRO-SELF© Program: A Self-Care Intervention Program; 8 Cancer-Related Fatigue; 9 Pain Management; 10 Complementary and Alternative Therapy Interventions Used by Cancer Patients

11 Family Caregiving Interventions in Cancer Care12 Interventions at the End of Life; 13 Conclusion: The Future of Behavioral Intervention Research in Cancer Care; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The goal of behavioral oncology is to understand and explain the role and impact of behaviors at all phases in the cancer trajectory -- from prevention and detection to diagnosis and early treatment, to survivorship, recurrence, and/or death. Each chapter includes summaries of recent research on cancer-related behavioral interventions, discussions of the studies summarized, and suggestions



for future research. The book is a product of collaboration among members of the Behavioral Cooperative Oncology Group of the Mary Margaret Walther Program for Cancer Care Research at the Walther Cancer Inst