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Coping with Cancer Stress
Basil A. Stoll
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Description for Coping with Cancer Stress
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
The emotional pressures on cancer patients and their families are increasing and traditional supports are decreasing. This book attempts to provide a readable, authoritative and balanced review of the emotional pressures and coping methods of cancer patients, and the help currently available to them. The special problems of children and terminal patients with cancer, and the role of the family in coping, are also examined. A balanced and critical assessment is made of defects in health organisation, training of personnel and attitudes to cancer patients in Western society. A similar assessment is made of the growing tendency to self help, ... Read more
The emotional pressures on cancer patients and their families are increasing and traditional supports are decreasing. This book attempts to provide a readable, authoritative and balanced review of the emotional pressures and coping methods of cancer patients, and the help currently available to them. The special problems of children and terminal patients with cancer, and the role of the family in coping, are also examined. A balanced and critical assessment is made of defects in health organisation, training of personnel and attitudes to cancer patients in Western society. A similar assessment is made of the growing tendency to self help, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780898388176
SKU
V9780898388176
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Coping with Cancer Stress
`I am grateful to the editors for drawing my attention to this excellent book.' `This book is a "must" for all those who are or will be involved with such patients, especially medical students and students nurses.' Dr. M. Ratcliff, in Palliative Medicine, Vol. 3, 1989