Oncology social work practice in the care of breast and ovarian cancer survivors
By: Cindy Davis.
Publisher: Nova Science
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hauppauge, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781606925942
Subjects: Breast -- Cancer -- Social aspects; Ovaries -- Cancer -- Social aspects; Medical social work; Breast Neoplasms -- psychology; Ovarian Neoplasms -- psychology; Social Support; Social Work; Survivors -- psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Oncology social work; title: Oncology social workers as patient navigators; title: State of women's cancers; title: Different faces of cancer; title: Health care in the United States; title: Financial burden of cancer; title: Practical concerns; title: Distress in cancer patients; title: Spirituality; title: Providing psychosocial care : evidence based interventions; title: Impact on family and friends; title: Advocacy and cancer; title: The changing world of technology; title: Challenges and future directions for oncology social work.