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Behavioral Medicine in Cancer Care

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Part of the book series: M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Series ((MDCCS,volume 4))

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Pediatric cancer is one of the most difficult challenges a family may face. The experience will have a lasting effect on the patient and all family members. There will be some personal and shared triumphs, but there will likely be some stressful situations and encounters that could impede the child’s natural developmental course and affect family dynamics. The behavioral medicine program in the Child and Adolescent Center at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is a multidisciplinary service designed to address the many psychological, emotional, and psychosocial issues related to the experience of childhood cancer.

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  1. Donna R. Copeland PhD
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  2. Martha A. Askins PhD
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  1. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 87, Houston, TX, 77030-4009, USA

    Ka Wah Chan MB, BS  & R. Beverly Raney Jr. MD  & 

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Copeland, D.R., Askins, M.A. (2005). Behavioral Medicine in Cancer Care. In: Chan, K.W., Raney, R.B. (eds) Pediatric Oncology. M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Series, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-24472-3_17

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