Understanding End-of-Life Care: Psychological Approaches to Cancer Care

This book addresses the psychological, behavioural, emotional, and social issues that arise for cancer patients and their loved ones. It highlights how the existing stigma attached to cancer and associated mental illness constitutes major barriers to optimal psychosocial care of patients.

This volume features scholarly entries designed to help clinicians review, anticipate, and respond to emotional issues that often arise in the context of treating cancer patients. Numerous cross-references ...