The Praeger handbook on women's cancers : personal and psychosocial insights /: personal and psychosocial insights. (2014)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The Praeger handbook on women's cancers : personal and psychosocial insights /: personal and psychosocial insights. (2014)
- Main Title:
- The Praeger handbook on women's cancers : personal and psychosocial insights
- Other Titles:
- Handbook on women's cancers
Women's cancers - Further Information:
- Note: Edited by Michele A. Paludi.
- Editors:
- Paludi, Michele Antoinette
- Contents:
- Series ForewordMichele A. PaludiForewordSusan StraussForewordJennifer L. Martin and G. Michelle Collins-SibleyAcknowledgmentsIntroductionMichele A. PaludiPART I: IN WOMEN'S OWN VOICES1. My Personal JourneyStephanie M. Karwan2. Breast Cancer, My Sister, and MeSusan Strauss3. HERA Women's Cancer FoundationMeg Steitz, HERA Women's Cancer FoundationPART II: SEXISM AND RACISM IN WOMEN'S CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT4. Women's Health: Biological and Social SystemsCheryl Brown Travis and Andrea L. Meltzer5. Cultural Consideration for Mental Health Treatment with Women of ColorSilvia L. Mazzula and Rebecca RangelPART III: PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES IN UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING WOMEN'S CANCERS6. Psychosocial Aspects of Women's Reproductive CancersJoan C. Chrisler, Alexandra M. Nobel, and Jessica R. Newton7. Psychological Sequelae of Cancer in Women during the Acute Phase of SurvivalMeagan A. Medina, Bridget R. Kennedy, Cecily A. Luft, Paula K. Lundberg-Love, and Jeanine M. Galusha8. Mind-Body Health Promotion and Women's CancersRicardo Joao Texeira and Maria da Graca Pereira9. Coping with Long-Term and Late Effects: Challenges Facing Female Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult CancerAnne Moyer, Elisbeth Santore, and Allison Marziliano10. Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Health Outcomes of Cancer in WomenAnna-Lena Lopez and Phyllis Butow11. Meaning Reconstruction in the Wake of Loss: Psychological and Spiritual Adaptation to BereavementLaurie A. Burke, Robert A. Neimeyer,Series ForewordMichele A. PaludiForewordSusan StraussForewordJennifer L. Martin and G. Michelle Collins-SibleyAcknowledgmentsIntroductionMichele A. PaludiPART I: IN WOMEN'S OWN VOICES1. My Personal JourneyStephanie M. Karwan2. Breast Cancer, My Sister, and MeSusan Strauss3. HERA Women's Cancer FoundationMeg Steitz, HERA Women's Cancer FoundationPART II: SEXISM AND RACISM IN WOMEN'S CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT4. Women's Health: Biological and Social SystemsCheryl Brown Travis and Andrea L. Meltzer5. Cultural Consideration for Mental Health Treatment with Women of ColorSilvia L. Mazzula and Rebecca RangelPART III: PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES IN UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING WOMEN'S CANCERS6. Psychosocial Aspects of Women's Reproductive CancersJoan C. Chrisler, Alexandra M. Nobel, and Jessica R. Newton7. Psychological Sequelae of Cancer in Women during the Acute Phase of SurvivalMeagan A. Medina, Bridget R. Kennedy, Cecily A. Luft, Paula K. Lundberg-Love, and Jeanine M. Galusha8. Mind-Body Health Promotion and Women's CancersRicardo Joao Texeira and Maria da Graca Pereira9. Coping with Long-Term and Late Effects: Challenges Facing Female Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult CancerAnne Moyer, Elisbeth Santore, and Allison Marziliano10. Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Health Outcomes of Cancer in WomenAnna-Lena Lopez and Phyllis Butow11. Meaning Reconstruction in the Wake of Loss: Psychological and Spiritual Adaptation to BereavementLaurie A. Burke, Robert A. Neimeyer, and Tina C. Elacqua12. Women's Experiences of Treatment Decision Making for Breast CancerKatherine Swainston and Anna van Wersch13. Distress and Suffering at the End of LifeAlicia KrikorianPART IV: WOMEN AND CANCER: RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY ISSUES14. Sex after Cancer: Women Renegotiating Sex outside the Coital ImperativeJane M. Ussher, Emilee Gilbert, and Janette Perz15. Family Caregiver Support to Cancer Patients: The Relevance of Adult ChildrenRicardo Joao Texeira and Maria da Graca Pereira16. Interdependence of Breast Cancer Patients and Their Partners: The Shared Experience and Coping through It TogetherSam M. Dorros17. The Experience and Construction of Changes in Women's Sexuality after Breast Cancer: A Material-Discursive-Intrapsychic AnalysisJanette Perz, Jane M. Ussher, and Emilee Gilbert18. Exploring the Role of Stress and Neuroticism in Negative Health Outcomes: Can Stress and Personality Predict the Progression and Recurrence of Cancer?Sam M. Dorros19. Managing Cancer from Diagnosis to Recovery: Advice for EmployersKatie L. PustolkaAppendix A: Organizations Concerned with Women's CancersSusan Strauss and Michele A. PaludiAppendix B: Cancer Centers and Clinical TrialsMichele A. PaludiAppendix C: Legislation Regarding Women's CancersMichele A. PaludiAppendix D: Sample of Popular Books on Women's CancersMichele A. PaludiAppendix E: Guidelines for Early Detection of Cancer Identified by the American Cancer SocietySummarized by Michele A. PaludiAppendix F: Legal and Financial Information for Cancer PatientsMichele A. PaludiIndexAbout the Editor and Contributors. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- New York : Praeger
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (520 pages)
- Subjects:
- 616.9940082
Health & Fitness -- Diseases -- Cancer
Cancer in women
Health & Fitness -- Women's Health
Health & personal development - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9798216131625
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781440828133
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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