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Therapy Dogs in Cancer Care
Dawn A. Marcus
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Description for Therapy Dogs in Cancer Care
Paperback. This highly practical and simple-to-follow companion is an authoritative guide to a relatively new technique in cancer care and summarizes impressive and detailed research demonstrating the therapeutic value to cancer sufferers of befriending a canine visitor. Num Pages: 193 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 164 colour illustrations, 26 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: MJCL; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 404.
Dogs that visit patients with cancer have been convincingly shown to reduce stress, loneliness, and mood disturbance that may complicate cancer care. In addition, dogs may provide important motivation for patients to maintain rehabilitation programs that have been shown to reduce cancer risk and improve cancer survival. Outlining all of these issues and many more, Therapy Dogs in Cancer Care: A Valuable Complementary Treatment is a ground-breaking, highly innovative addition to the literature on cancer care. Detailing a comprehensive summary of truly impressive research demonstrating the ability of dogs to serve an important therapeutic role within the cancer arena and ... Read more
Dogs that visit patients with cancer have been convincingly shown to reduce stress, loneliness, and mood disturbance that may complicate cancer care. In addition, dogs may provide important motivation for patients to maintain rehabilitation programs that have been shown to reduce cancer risk and improve cancer survival. Outlining all of these issues and many more, Therapy Dogs in Cancer Care: A Valuable Complementary Treatment is a ground-breaking, highly innovative addition to the literature on cancer care. Detailing a comprehensive summary of truly impressive research demonstrating the ability of dogs to serve an important therapeutic role within the cancer arena and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
Number of Pages
193
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461433774
SKU
V9781461433774
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Ref
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About Dawn A. Marcus
Dawn A. Marcus, MD University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Reviews for Therapy Dogs in Cancer Care
From the reviews: “Begins with an excellent overview of how complementary therapies can help relieve cancer-related symptoms … and goes on to detail how physical activity can reduce the risk of developing and then relapsing from certain cancers. … this is a highly accessible and informative book, which is recommended for both oncology specialists and cancer patients.” (Heidi Sowter, ... Read more