Handbook of Communication and Cancer Care

Download or read book Handbook of Communication and Cancer Care written by Dan O'Hair and published by Hampton Press (NJ). This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Communication and Cancer Care is a major newcompendium of state-of-the-art readings concerning the powerfulinfluences of human and mediated communication to enable healthcare consumers and providers to get the most out of cancer care. Anextraordinary number of communication issues must be considered inthe conduct of cancer care, including gathering and interpreting relevanthealth information, eliciting coordination among interdependentpatients, providers, and family members, and/or caregivers, andproviding social support and promoting psychosocial adjustment.