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Conclusion Research on QOL in cancer patients from different cultures offers the potential for fascinating insights that will guide the development of culturally appropriate cancer treatment and supportive care to improve patient well-being. Such studies will help to explain which impacts of cancer and cancer treatments are invariant across groups, and which aspects are culture-specific. With increased...
Conclusions Cancer will become the leading cause of morbidity and death as the global population ages. While health and health care disparities have been well documented in culturally and linguistically diverse patients with cancer, aging involves unique biological, medical, and social considerations that must be further explored as it also influences cancer prevention and cancer treatment in these...
Conclusion In Cancer Risk Assessment, individuals benefit by having an opportunity to learn about their risks of developing cancer due to hereditary and nonhereditary risk factors. Risk of developing cancer, prognosis, and the likelihood that a cancer can be detected when the prognosis is good also need to be included. In addition, the format in which these risks are presented will often shape an...
Conclusion Biomedical research in the last 40 years has been an excellent investment. Regrettably, the knowledge achieved regarding the relevance of nutrition, as the definitive means of cancer prevention has not been effectively transmitted to the public. Thus, the important task remains to communicate to the public at large that their own lifestyle choices could be associated with important disease...
Conclusion “Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement.” Jane Welsh Carlyle In this chapter, the relationship between cultural difference and bereavement is discussed in a primarily Western context. Talking about death, dying, and the process of coping with loss still remain taboo subjects. Bereavement is an inevitable...
Conclusion Cancer pain is a complex phenomenon, influenced greatly by the underlying biology, cultural factors (including those of the patient/family and the clinician), as well as the health care system. To be effective in relieving pain, each health care professional must understand the causes of cancer pain, appropriate assessment techniques, and therapeutic options. Furthermore, the professional...
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