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About the Editors; 1 Psychosocial Impact of Cancer; Abstract; 1 Psychological Impact; 1.1 Psychological Reaction to the Cancer Diagnosis; 1.2 Denial; 1.3 Co-morbid Mental Health Conditions; 1.4 Potential Positive Impact; 2 Social Impact; 2.1 Socio-economic Position; 2.2 Social Relations; References; 2 Fear of Progression in Cancer Patients and Survivors; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Fear of Disease Progression; 2.1 Excursion: Fear of Progression Versus Fear of Recurrence; 2.2 Theoretical Models; 3 Assessment of Fear of Progression; 4 Frequency and Correlates of Fear of Progression.
4.1 Prevalence and Course4.2 Correlates and Consequences; 4.3 Couple and Family Perspective; 5 Psychological Treatment Approaches; 5.1 Clinical Relevance of Dysfunctional Fear of Progression; 5.2 The Munich Approach; 5.2.1 Evaluation; Study Design and Procedure; Results; 5.3 Further Treatments; 6 Conclusion; References; 3 Gender Opportunities in Psychosocial Oncology; Abstract; 1 Sex, Gender Health, and Illness in Context; 2 Psychiatry and Psychology Meets Sex and Gender; 3 Sex and Gender Matters; 4 Sexual Dimorphisms Is Only Part of the Story but an Important Part.
5 Getting the Sexes Straight6 Clinical Challenges and Opportunities Within the Context of Cancer; 7 Getting Women and Men to Understand Each Other at Their Core: Accessing Motivations and Leveraging Natural Inclinations; 7.1 Understanding and Accessing Motivations; 7.2 Natural Inclinations; 8 Sex and Gender in the Real World; 9 Summary and Future Directions; References; 4 Psycho-Oncology: A Patient's View; Abstract; 1 A Disclaimer; 2 Psycho-Oncology?; 3 Cancer as My New Psychology Lab; 4 Psycho-Oncology as a Side Dish; 5 Embodying Cancer: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
6 Meaning and Posttraumatic Growth7 Conclusion; 8 Post-Scriptum (2016); References; 5 The Oncological Patient in the Palliative Situation; Abstract; 1 Background and Definitions; 2 Assessment; 2.1 Timely Identification, Assessment Strategies and Tools in Palliative Care; 2.2 Assessment Strategies and Tools; 3 Assessment in and Involvement to Psycho-Oncological Support Service; 4 Barriers to Uptake or Acceptance of Psycho-Oncological Support Service; 5 Screening and Communication; 6 Depression and Anxiety; 6.1 Demoralization, Hopelessness and Wish for Hastened Death.
6.2 Assessing Quality of Life7 Being Culturally Sensitive; 8 Setting up of an Individual Care Plan; 8.1 Multi-professional Teamwork; 9 Interventions; 10 Recent Advances to Improve Patients Overall Well-Being; 10.1 Outcomes and Expectations; 11 Summary; References; 6 Family Caregivers to Adults with Cancer: The Consequences of Caring; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Terminology; 1.2 Why Focus on the Cancer Family Caregiver?; 2 Mood Disturbance and Psychological Impairment; 2.1 Patient-Caregiver Relationship-Bidirectional Influence; 2.2 Mutable Factors that Contribute to Mood Disturbance.
4.1 Prevalence and Course4.2 Correlates and Consequences; 4.3 Couple and Family Perspective; 5 Psychological Treatment Approaches; 5.1 Clinical Relevance of Dysfunctional Fear of Progression; 5.2 The Munich Approach; 5.2.1 Evaluation; Study Design and Procedure; Results; 5.3 Further Treatments; 6 Conclusion; References; 3 Gender Opportunities in Psychosocial Oncology; Abstract; 1 Sex, Gender Health, and Illness in Context; 2 Psychiatry and Psychology Meets Sex and Gender; 3 Sex and Gender Matters; 4 Sexual Dimorphisms Is Only Part of the Story but an Important Part.
5 Getting the Sexes Straight6 Clinical Challenges and Opportunities Within the Context of Cancer; 7 Getting Women and Men to Understand Each Other at Their Core: Accessing Motivations and Leveraging Natural Inclinations; 7.1 Understanding and Accessing Motivations; 7.2 Natural Inclinations; 8 Sex and Gender in the Real World; 9 Summary and Future Directions; References; 4 Psycho-Oncology: A Patient's View; Abstract; 1 A Disclaimer; 2 Psycho-Oncology?; 3 Cancer as My New Psychology Lab; 4 Psycho-Oncology as a Side Dish; 5 Embodying Cancer: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
6 Meaning and Posttraumatic Growth7 Conclusion; 8 Post-Scriptum (2016); References; 5 The Oncological Patient in the Palliative Situation; Abstract; 1 Background and Definitions; 2 Assessment; 2.1 Timely Identification, Assessment Strategies and Tools in Palliative Care; 2.2 Assessment Strategies and Tools; 3 Assessment in and Involvement to Psycho-Oncological Support Service; 4 Barriers to Uptake or Acceptance of Psycho-Oncological Support Service; 5 Screening and Communication; 6 Depression and Anxiety; 6.1 Demoralization, Hopelessness and Wish for Hastened Death.
6.2 Assessing Quality of Life7 Being Culturally Sensitive; 8 Setting up of an Individual Care Plan; 8.1 Multi-professional Teamwork; 9 Interventions; 10 Recent Advances to Improve Patients Overall Well-Being; 10.1 Outcomes and Expectations; 11 Summary; References; 6 Family Caregivers to Adults with Cancer: The Consequences of Caring; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Terminology; 1.2 Why Focus on the Cancer Family Caregiver?; 2 Mood Disturbance and Psychological Impairment; 2.1 Patient-Caregiver Relationship-Bidirectional Influence; 2.2 Mutable Factors that Contribute to Mood Disturbance.