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Book SynopsisThis handbook presents a thought-provoking overview of the key areas of cancer research, from primary prevention, to early detection, to the clinical treatment, to survivor experience, and to future research.
Table of Contents Contributors
Foreword
David B. Abrams
Preface
Part I. Introduction to Behavioral Science and Cancer
Chapter 1: Overview, Current Status, and Future Directions
Suzanne M. Miller, Deborah J. Bowen, Robert T. Croyle, and Julia H. Rowland
Chapter 2: Trends in Modifiable Risk Factors for Cancer and the Potential for Cancer Prevention
Cynthia J. Stein and Graham A. Colditz
Chapter 3: Creation of a Framework for Public Health Intervention Design
Deborah J. Bowen, Carol Moinpour, Betti Thompson, M. Robyn Andersen, Hendrika Meischke, and Barb Cochrane
Part II. Methodology in Cancer Prevention and Control
Chapter 4: Designing and Evaluating Individual-Level Interventions for Cancer Prevention and Control
Susan J. Curry, David W. Wetter, Louis C. Grothaus, Jennifer B. McClure, and Stephen H. Taplin
Chapter 5: Design and Analysis of Group-Randomized Trials in Cancer Prevention and Control
David M. Murray, Sherri L. Pals, and Jonathan L. Blitstein
Chapter 6: Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials
Electra D. Paskett, Mira L. Katz, Cecilia R. DeGraffinreid, and Cathy M. Tatum
Chapter 7: Quality-of-Life Assessment in Cancer
Carolyn C. Gotay
Part III. Primary Prevention: Reducing Cancer Incidence
Chapter 8: Understanding and Communicating About Cancer Risk
Kevin D. McCaul, Renee E. Magnan, and Amanda Dillard
Chapter 9: Prevention of Tobacco Use
Robin Mermelstein and Sarah K. Wahl
Chapter 10: Interventions for Smoking Cessation
Lara K. Dhingra and Jamie S. Ostroff
Chapter 11: Interventions to Modify Dietary Behaviors for Cancer Prevention and Control
Marci Kramish Campbell, Jennifer Gierisch, and Lisa Sutherland
Chapter 12: Interventions to Modify Skin Cancer–Related Behaviors
David B. Buller
Chapter 13: Behavioral Science Applications to Gynecologic Cancer Prevention
Lari Wenzel, Astrid Reina-Patton, and Israel De Alba
Chapter 14: Interventions to Modify Physical Activity
Bernadine M. Pinto, Carolyn Rabin, and Georita M. Frierson
Part IV. Secondary Prevention: Early Detection of Cancer
Chapter 15: Behavioral Research in Cancer Screening
Sally W. Vernon, Jasmin A. Tiro, and Helen I. Meissner
Chapter 16: Psychological Consequences of Cancer Screening
Anne Miles, Jo Waller, and Jane Wardle
Chapter 17: Psychological Issues in Genetic Testing
Catherine Wang and Suzanne M. Miller
Part V. Tertiary Prevention: Treating Clinical Cancer
Chapter 18: Practitioner–Patient Communication in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Walter F. Baile, Joann Aaron, and Patricia A. Parker
Chapter 19: Behavioral Interventions for Side Effects Related to Cancer and Cancer Treatments
Gary R. Morrow, Joseph A. Roscoe, Karen M. Mustian, Jane T. Hickok, Julie L. Ryan, and Sara Matteson
Chapter 20: Psychosocial Response to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Beth E. Meyerowitz and Sindy Oh
Chapter 21: Reduction of Psychosexual Dysfunction in Cancer Patients
Leslie R. Schover
Chapter 22: Family Care During Cancer Care
Barbara A. Given, Paula R. Sherwood, and Charles W. Given
Part VI. Quaternary Prevention: Cancer Survivorship
Chapter 23: The Experience of Survival for Patients: Psychosocial Adjustment
Catherine M. Alfano and Julia H. Rowland
Chapter 24: Physical Late Effects of Cancer: Implications for Care
Jacqueline Casillas and Patricia Ganz
Chapter 25: Psychosocial and Behavioral Issues in Cancer Survival in Pediatric Populations
Anne E. Kazak, Melissa A. Alderfer, and Alyssa M. Rodriguez
Chapter 26: Long-Term Effects of Cancer on Families of Adult Cancer Survivors
Laurel L. Northouse, Suzanne Mellon, Janet Harden, and Ann Schafenacker
Chapter 27: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Adult Cancer Survivors
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried and Noreen M. Aziz
Part VII. Future Directions in Behavioral Science and Cancer
Chapter 28: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity in Cancer
Michael Stefanek and Paige Green McDonald
Chapter 29: Translation of Research Into Public Health Practice
Carol R. White and Mark Dignan
Chapter 30: Transdisciplinary Social and Behavioral Research for Cancer Prevention
Colleen M. McBride
Chapter 31: Interactive Health Communications for Cancer Prevention and Control
Victor Strecher
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
