Leading medical professionals--physicians, nurses, social workers--who treat cancer patients receiving chemotherapy address vital areas of concern: physician/patient relationships, the psychosocial issues of being a patient, the pediatric patient, and new frontiers. Valuable and readable for health professionals and cancer patients and their families, this book deals honestly with the relevant, often painful subjects inherent in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer with chemotherapy. Contributing authors emphasize the ...
Read More
Leading medical professionals--physicians, nurses, social workers--who treat cancer patients receiving chemotherapy address vital areas of concern: physician/patient relationships, the psychosocial issues of being a patient, the pediatric patient, and new frontiers. Valuable and readable for health professionals and cancer patients and their families, this book deals honestly with the relevant, often painful subjects inherent in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer with chemotherapy. Contributing authors emphasize the importance of establishing a positive, trusting relationship between patient and doctor and patient's family and of treating the psychologican and social aspects of patients, as well as the medical problems. The eleven patients'rights described in one chapter should be available to all cancer patients and their families who are faced with the decision of choosing chemotherapy as the course of treatment. The problems particular to treating pediatric patients are examined, along with sound advice for school personnel in dealing with cancer patients in the classroom.
Read Less
Add this copy of Psychosocial Aspects of Chemotherapy in Cancer Care: to cart. $45.35, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1987 by The Haworth Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Volume 1.3/4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 0866566279.
Add this copy of Psychological Aspects of Chemotherapy in Cancer Care. to cart. $55.85, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1987 by The Haworth Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good in None, as Issued. jacket. 8vo. 136pp, tables, footnotes. Gray cloth. Light foxing to endpapers. Originally published as articles in Loss, Grief & Care Vol 1, Numbers 3/4. Sections include Physician/Patient Relationships; Psychological Issues in Being a Patient; The Pediatric Patient; and New Frontiers.
