The Psychoimmunology of Cancer
Published on 1. November 1994
Book
Hardback
451 pages
978-0-19-262365-2 (ISBN)
Description
For many years, physicians, psychologists and psychiatrists have reported signs of an inter-relationship between mind and body in the fight against cancer. This book presents the findings of leading specialists working in this rapidly expanding field. Their multidisciplinary approach is likely to appeal not only to immunologists, oncologists, surgeons, psychologists and psychiatrists, but also to medical students aware of the growing need to explore both the psychological and the physiological aspects of a given disease in clinical practice.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line figures, tables, bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-262365-2 (9780192623652)
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Claire Lewis | Rosalind O'Brien | Jennifer Barraclough
The Psychoimmunology of Cancer
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05/2002
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Oxford University Press
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Content
1: Psychoneuroimmunology today: current concepts and relevance to human disease. 2: Neural and endocrine links between the brain and immune systems. 3: Control logic, nutrition of cells, and mechanisms in psychoimmunology. 4: Psychotherapy, stress and survival in breast cancer. 5: Synergistic interaction between psychosocial and physical factors in the causation of lung cancer. 6: Unconventional therapies in cancer care. 7: Life events and the outcome of breast cancer. 8: Does psychological status influence cancer patient survival? A case still in need of evidence. 9: The role of psychological factors in cancer onset and progression: a critical appraisal. 10: Anti-tumour immune mechanisms. 11: Short-term psychiatric intervention for patients with malignant melanoma: effects on psychological state, coping and the immune system. 12: Correlation of psychological, endocrine, and immune parameters in cancer patients: the WITTEN study. 13: The effects of psychological intervention on cortisol levels and leukocyte numbers in the peripheral blood of breast cancer patients. 14: Immunological responses to Self-Regulation training in stage I breast cancer patients. 15: Modulation of anti-tumour immunity by enkephalins. 16: Psychoneuroimmunology: a critical analysis of the implications for oncology in the twenty-first century