Handbook of Cancer Survivorship (2nd ed. 2018)

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Synopsis
This timely revision of the authoritative handbook gives a wide range of providers practicalinsights and strategies for treating cancer survivors’ long-term physical and mentalhealth issues. Details of new and emerging trends in research and practice enhancereaders’ awareness of cancer survivor problems so they may better detect, monitor,intervene in, and if possible prevent disturbing conditions and potentially harmfuloutcomes. Of particular emphasis in this model of care are recognizing each patient’suniqueness within the survivor population and being a co-pilot as survivors navigatetheir self-management. New or updated chapters cover major challenges to survivors’quality of life and options for service delivery across key life domains, including:•• Adaptation and coping post-treatment.•• Problems of aging in survivorship, disparities and financial hardship.•• Well-being concerns including physical activity, weight loss, nutrition, andsmoking cessation.•• Core functional areas such as work, sleep, relationships, and cognition.•• Large-scale symptoms including pain, distress, and fatigue.•• Models of care including primary care and comprehensive cancer center.•• International perspectives•• PLUS, insights about lessons learned and challenges ahead.With survivorship and its care becoming an ever more important part of the clinicallandscape, the Second Edition of the Handbook of Cancer Survivorship is an essentialreference for oncologists, rehabilitation professionals, public health, health promotionand disease prevention specialists, and epidemiologists.
Copyright:
2018

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9783319774329
Related ISBNs:
9783319774305
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
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Copyrighted By:
Springer
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Medicine
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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