| Chapter title |
Supportive Care for the Head and Neck Cancer Patient
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 15 |
| Book title |
Multidisciplinary Care of the Head and Neck Cancer Patient
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| Published in |
Cancer treatment and research, January 2018
|
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-65421-8_15 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-965420-1, 978-3-31-965421-8
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| Authors |
Sorin Buga, Chandana Banerjee, Jaroslava Salman, Marissa Cangin, Finly Zachariah, Bonnie Freeman |
| Abstract |
Patients with head and neck cancers (HNC) face multiple psychosocial and physical challenges that require multidisciplinary attention and care throughout their disease process. The psychoemotional symptoms may be triggered by cosmetic disfigurement and/or functional deficits related to the cancer itself or cancer-directed treatments. These physical and emotional symptoms can be demoralizing and require acute and long-term professional assistance throughout a patient's lifespan. HNC remains one of the most challenging cancers to treat due to disfigurement, emotional suffering, social isolation, and loss of self-esteem. The emotional and physical symptoms a supportive care team can address are discussed in this chapter. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 36 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 14% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 3% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 14 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 22% |
| Psychology | 3 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 15 | 42% |