Communication in Cancer Care (eBook)

F. Stiefel (Herausgeber)

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2006 | 2006
XII, 132 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-30758-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book covers all the relevant aspects of communication in cancer care, such as communication in cancer prevention and genetic counseling, communication at different stages of disease and communication with the family and children. In addition, more general topics are discussed, such as the benefits and evidence of communication skills training and the challenges of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural communication.

Inhalt

Foreword 6
Contents 8
List of Contributors 10
Key Elements of Communication in Cancer Care 12
Motivating for Cancer Prevention 18
Communication in Genetic Counselling for Breast/ Ovarian Cancer 34
Informing About Diagnosis, Relapse and Progression of Disease – Communication with the Terminally Ill Cancer Patient 48
Maintaining Hope: Communication in Palliative Care 58
Patients and Their Families 72
Children with Cancer 84
Interdisciplinary Communication 92
Cultural Aspects of Communication in Cancer Care 102
Current Concepts of Communication Skills Training in Oncology 116
Communication Skills Training in Oncology: It Works! 124
Communication and Communication Skills Training in Oncology: Open Questions and Future Tasks 132

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.9.2006
• Reihe/Serie: Recent Results in Cancer Research
• Reihe/Serie: Recent Results in Cancer Research
• Zusatzinfo: XII, 132 p. 6 illus.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Allgemeinmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: cancer prevention • Care • Communication • communication in cancer care • communication in cancer genetic counselling • communication in palliative care • communication skills training (CST) • Diagnosis • ovarian cancer • prevention • psycho-oncology
• ISBN-10: 3-540-30758-3 / 3540307583
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-30758-7 / 9783540307587