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Author | : David M. Gregory |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1999-11-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0773574204 |
In Cancer Stories five people share their journeys, their stories, and the suffering they faced before their deaths. These narratives chronicle the despair, hope, and love they experienced while living and dying with cancer, giving the power of the human spirit full voice. Lessons learned are presented as "gifts" at the conclusion of each of the five narratives. This book is for people living with the disease and their caregivers. Nurses and physicians, students in any health-related discipline, as well as persons engaged in qualitative research will also find this an invaluable resource. The importance of incorporating qualitative, research-based approaches in caring for the dying emerges from the narratives. Cancer Stories points toward a more holistic research/treatment agenda, one that bridges the medical and social sciences.
Author | : Dan P. McAdams |
Publisher | : Guilford Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9781572301887 |
This book should be value for all those who are interested in enhancing their self-understanding. It should also serve as useful classroom text for undergraduates and advanced students in personality and social psychology, counselling and psychotherapy.
Author | : Sarah H. Kagan |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 2012-02-23 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 0812202406 |
The "oldest old," individuals aged 85 and above, are the most rapidly growing segment of American society. And although more than a third of cancer occurs in people over 75 years of age, their tumors are less fully diagnosed and often less fully treated than those in younger patients. Ageism may account for this discrepancy—why intervene if an older man or woman with cancer doesn't have long to live anyway? Yet older people often tolerate chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation as well as younger patients, while continuing to maintain their quality of life for years to come. The lack of clinical trials among this age group results in a deficit of knowledge regarding how to treat cancer in older adults. Little has been written to guide clinicians, social scientists, families, and individuals. In Cancer in the Lives of Older Americans: Blessings and Battles, Sarah H. Kagan writes from the perspective of more than twenty years of practice, inquiry, and education as a nurse. She uses anecdotes and case studies to illustrate important points about cancer among older adults. The book follows the story of Mrs. Eck, a woman in her 80s diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Mrs. Eck's situation sets the stage for a discussion of cancer, which too often focuses on cells and drugs, diagnoses and prognoses, without looking more closely at the people who experience the disease. Chapters offer varied assessments of what it means to be old and have cancer in our society, as Kagan explores other real experiences of cancer for older adults alongside information that will prove essential to patients, their families, scholars, and clinicians.
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Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Cancer |
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Author | : Judy Gould |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2009-01-01 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0802094341 |
Cancer on the Margins presents the findings of the Ontario Breast Cancer Community Research Iniative, an organization created to investigate the experiences of women with breast cancer from marginalized and underrepresented groups. The authors examine the psychosocial needs of women living with breast cancer, while investigating differences in treatment, care, and survivorship amongst Aboriginal women, women of colour, francophone women, lesbians, as well as young women, lower-income women, and women in rural areas. Structured as a guide for similar research, Cancer on the Margins provides a "start to finish" format that reveals the complexities of doing such work at each stage of research, beginning with the study design and ending with the dissemination of results. The authors address the challenges of working with and speaking for these groups of women, the tension between description and interpretation, and the challenge for qualitative work to present findings that positively influence the circumstances of research participants. With a strong commitment to social justice, this volume also shows how participatory research can lead to social change, and indicates effective ways to ensure that research not only reaches, but is also employed in, the communities it intends to serve. Bridging the gap between a wide range of audiences, this vitally important work will be of interest to health professionals, new researchers, policy makers, new researchers, and experienced investigators, as well as the public.
Author | : Shelley Lewis |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2008-05-06 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 1440631654 |
An irreverent, funny, compassionate look at what having breast cancer means—and what it doesn’t. From the pink ribbons to the websites that sell related accessories and stuffed animals, breast cancer has morphed from a disease to an experience. And at every step of the way, society tells women that this experience can teach them profound lessons and maybe even give them a peek at the meaning of life. But what if it doesn’t? Before Shelley Lewis got breast cancer she was a smart, edgy network producer. After the long month of treatment ended, she was still a smart, edgy network producer. The cancer was gone but in its place there was no epiphany, no new perspective on life. Lewis found that for herself and other women, breast cancer was many things, but it was not necessarily an opportunity for self-improvement. It didn’t teach them lessons, but surviving it did draw on hard-won life lessons they’d already learned. A wonderful interweaving of the author’s personal story, interviews with breast cancer survivors, and a sharp-eyed journalist’s look at the breast cancer “community,” this book is full of unconventional wisdom, unexpected advice, and hilarious observations about life inside the pink bubble.
Author | : Michael Waldholz |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1999-03-24 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0684848023 |
Reports on current research on the causes of cancer, including dramatic recent genetic breakthroughs that offer new hope for a cure.
Author | : C. Timmermann |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2012-10-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1137272082 |
Eleven essays by historians and sociologists examine cancer research and treatment as everyday practice in post-war Europe and North America. These are not stories of inevitable medical progress and obstacles overcome, but of historical contingencies, cultural differences, hope, and often disappointed expectations.
Author | : Elizabeth Silverthorne |
Publisher | : Greenhaven Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2009-03-13 |
Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1420501135 |
Cancer is a group of more than 100 diseases, which involve abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Many cancers can be prevented by proper health habits. This must-have volume explains this group of diseases, covering its diagnosis, treatments, prevention, and medical advances. Readers will also learn from personal narratives from survivors.
Author | : Fred Stephens |
Publisher | : Wakefield Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1862549575 |
Autobiography of surgical oncologist Fred Stephens, a pioneer of integrated cancer treatment.