Behavioural Oncology Psychological, Communicative, and Social Dimens
Medical, educational, and public health efforts have reduced the spread of many major diseases, yet cancer perseveres, in spite of continuing research and improvements in practice. Especially promising among therapeutic strategies are ones that recognise
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Behavioural Oncology Psychological, Communicative, and Social Dimensions
Behavioural Oncology
Marisa Cordella • Aldo Poiani
Behavioural Oncology Psychological, Communicative, and Social Dimensions
Marisa Cordella School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies University of Queensland Brisbane QLD, Australia
Aldo Poiani School of Biological Sciences Monash University Clayton VIC, Australia
ISBN 978-1-4614-9604-5 ISBN 978-1-4614-9605-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-9605-2 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013958083 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Preface
Today, when many diseases seem to be on the retreat, thanks to better education, hygiene, improved living standards and medical treatments, cancer still remains a serious problem around the world. It is often the case that a cancer diagnosis is received with great apprehension by patients and family, almost as if it was the closest medical equivalent to a death sentence. But such apprehension is not always medically justified. There is much we can do to prevent cancer in the first place and also to help with the effectiveness of treatment once cancer has been diagnosed. We can ind
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