Culture and cancer care : anthropological insights in oncology /

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Author / Creator:Dein, Simon, 1959-
Imprint:Maidenhead, England : Open University Press, 2006.
Description:xii, 186 p.
Language:English
Series:Facing death
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5850035
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ISBN:0335214592 (hb.)
0335214584 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index (p. [151]-176).
Standard no.:9780335214594
9780335214587
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The relevance of anthropology
  • 2. Screening and cancer prevention across cultures : moving beyond culture
  • 3. Communicating the diagnosis and cancer communication
  • 4. The cultural response to cancer, coping and the role of religion and spirituality
  • 5. Culture, treatment and cancer
  • 6. Complementary and alternative therapies in oncology
  • 7. Cultural aspects of palliative care, death and dying
  • 8. Tackling inequalities in cancer outcomes
  • 9. Conclusion : an agenda for future research.