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Women with Cancer [electronic resource] : Psychological Perspectives / edited by Barbara L. Andersen.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Contributions to Psychology and MedicinePublisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1986Edition: 1st ed. 1986Description: XVIII, 326 p. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781461386711
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 150 23
LOC classification:
  • BF1-990
Online resources:
Contents:
I Cancer Description, Incidence, Risk and Mortality, and Prevention -- 1 Common Malignancies Among Women: Sites and Treatment -- 2 Epidemiologic Review of Cancer in Women -- 3 Psychological Aspects of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Among Women -- II Diagnosis and Treatment Distress -- 4 Psychophysiological Comparison Processes: Interpreting Cancer Symptoms -- 5 Adaptation to Chemotherapy Treatments -- 6 Social Support and Adjustment to Breast Cancer -- III Reducing Morbidity and Enhancing Survival -- 7 Close Relationships and the Female Cancer Patient -- 8 Sexual Difficulties for Women Following Cancer Treatment -- 9 Behavior as a Biological Response Modifier: Psychological Variables and Cancer Prognosis -- Author Index.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: A Woman With Cancer Deborah came to University Hospital when she was 25. She was the mainstay of a young farming family. Her husband, Merle, was now farming his family land, working hard to keep financially solvent during these difficult f;lrming days. They had four children: Carolyn, 4 months; Michael, 17 months; John, 4 years; and Susie, 5 years. There was nothing special about this woman or her circumstances; she was like every woman who had ordinary daily chores and responsibilities, people in her life about whom she cared and who cared for her, worries, goals, dreams, and her life before her. Deborah's 4-week postpartum checkup and Pap smear were normal; however, six weeks later she had heavy, irregular bleeding. To Deborah this symptom picture did not seem to fit the pattern of her other preg­ nancies, and so she returned to her doctor. A large lesion was found on the posterior cervix and biopsies of the tissue revealed moderately dif­ ferentiated adenocarcinoma of the cervix. Referral to the University Hospital 60 miles away confirmed the diagnosis. Further tumor workup, which included a pelvic ultrasound, bladder cystoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and chest x-ray, was normal, although the IVP was notable for nonvi­ sualization of the right ureter, thought to be secondary to an enlarged lymph node.
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I Cancer Description, Incidence, Risk and Mortality, and Prevention -- 1 Common Malignancies Among Women: Sites and Treatment -- 2 Epidemiologic Review of Cancer in Women -- 3 Psychological Aspects of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Among Women -- II Diagnosis and Treatment Distress -- 4 Psychophysiological Comparison Processes: Interpreting Cancer Symptoms -- 5 Adaptation to Chemotherapy Treatments -- 6 Social Support and Adjustment to Breast Cancer -- III Reducing Morbidity and Enhancing Survival -- 7 Close Relationships and the Female Cancer Patient -- 8 Sexual Difficulties for Women Following Cancer Treatment -- 9 Behavior as a Biological Response Modifier: Psychological Variables and Cancer Prognosis -- Author Index.

A Woman With Cancer Deborah came to University Hospital when she was 25. She was the mainstay of a young farming family. Her husband, Merle, was now farming his family land, working hard to keep financially solvent during these difficult f;lrming days. They had four children: Carolyn, 4 months; Michael, 17 months; John, 4 years; and Susie, 5 years. There was nothing special about this woman or her circumstances; she was like every woman who had ordinary daily chores and responsibilities, people in her life about whom she cared and who cared for her, worries, goals, dreams, and her life before her. Deborah's 4-week postpartum checkup and Pap smear were normal; however, six weeks later she had heavy, irregular bleeding. To Deborah this symptom picture did not seem to fit the pattern of her other preg­ nancies, and so she returned to her doctor. A large lesion was found on the posterior cervix and biopsies of the tissue revealed moderately dif­ ferentiated adenocarcinoma of the cervix. Referral to the University Hospital 60 miles away confirmed the diagnosis. Further tumor workup, which included a pelvic ultrasound, bladder cystoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and chest x-ray, was normal, although the IVP was notable for nonvi­ sualization of the right ureter, thought to be secondary to an enlarged lymph node.

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