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UNINA9910784306803321 |
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Autore |
Armstrong-Coster Angela |
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Titolo |
Living and dying with cancer / / Angela Armstrong-Coster [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-15041-8 |
1-280-51587-2 |
9786610515875 |
0-511-21439-1 |
0-511-21618-1 |
0-511-21081-7 |
0-511-31508-2 |
0-511-48939-0 |
0-511-21258-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cancer - Patients |
Cancer - Psychological aspects |
Death - Psychological aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-186) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Mortality in modern culture -- 2. Stage One -- Departure -- 3. Stage Two -- Exploration -- 4. Stage Thee -- Anticipation -- 5. Stage Four -- Destination. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Living and Dying with Cancer is a powerful and moving account of the experiences of those affected by one of the most common causes of death in the Western world. Through a series of individual narratives based on extensive interviews carried out by the author, the book explores the impact of being diagnosed with cancer on those with the disease and the people around them. It follows the different trajectories of the disease from the very first symptoms, through treatment to death and shows how the experience of the disease and even the way it develops is affected by the social context of the people involved, as |
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