Psychological Aspects of Cancer: A Guide to Emotional and Psychological Consequences of Cancer, Their Causes and Their Management opens with two essays on the biological basis of emotion/mental-driven body processes and disease. The consequence of such considerations is that since thoughts and emotions can be modulated and changed by health

This book addresses the unmet needs of the medical community in dealing with the psychological problems, particularly anxiety and depression, of patients diagnosed with cancer. Providing a scholarly review of the impact of cancer diagnosis on patients emotional and psychological status, as well as the evidence that psychological factors impact

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In this book, the authors discuss the psychological aspects of dealing with cancer. Topics include the study that physical activity can improve the psychological outcomes in cancer survivors; the psychological and spiritual well-being of women diagnosed with breast cancer and participating in a yoga-based stress-reduction program; parent's experiences of their

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