Main description:

This volume creates a multi-disciplinary dialogue about clinician-patient communication. It offers a description of the relevance of culture as a contextual effect that impacts the clinician-patient relationship. Some topics addressed include: oncology care, quality of life issues, supportive survivorship, etc. It is for physicians, nurses, hospice and palliative care professionals and public health professionals.

Contents:

Chapter 1 - Introduction Part I: Cancer across Cultures Chapter 2 - Culture and Oncology: Impact of Context Effects Chapter 3- Quality of Life in Culturally Diverse Cancer Patients Chapter 4- Cancer and Aging: A Biological, Clinical, and Cultural Analysis Chapter 5 - Children with Cancer: Cultural Differences in Communication between the United States and the United Kingdom Chapter 6 - Cancer Risk Assessment: Clinically Relevant Information is Key Part II: Cancer Interventions across Cultures Chapter 7- Cancer Prevention: Lifestyle as the Definitive Means of Cancer Control Chapter 8 - Cross-Cultural Aspects of Cancer Care Part III: Symptoms and Their Management across Cultures Chapter 9 - The Cultural Experience of Cancer Pain Chapter 10 - Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients with Cancer Part IV: Dying and Death in Different Cultures Chapter 11- Bereavement across Cultures Chapter 12 - The Unmet Need: Addressing Spirituality and Meaning through Culturally Sensitive Communication and Intervention