TY - JOUR
T1 - Body Image
T2 - a Critical Psychosocial Issue for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
AU - Fingeret, Michelle Cororve
AU - Teo, Irene
AU - Goettsch, Keelan
N1 - Funding Information:
Michelle Cororve Fingeret reports grants from the American Cancer Society and the National Institute of Health during the conduct of the study.
Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by the American Cancer Society, MRSG-10-010-01-CPPB, and MD Anderson Cancer Center Support Grant (P30-CA016672).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2015/1
Y1 - 2015/1
N2 - Increasing attention is being given to evaluating and treating body image difficulties of patients undergoing cancer treatment. Head and neck cancer significantly alters physical appearance and bodily functioning and therefore directly impacts body image. Research involving body image in head and neck cancer patients is growing, and this review considers published findings from 2013 to 2014. Primary attention is given to discussing recent advancements in body image assessment, qualitative studies, descriptive research, and psychosocial intervention studies relevant to body image. Limitations and necessary advancements in this field are noted, and a commentary is provided on the state of the current literature.
AB - Increasing attention is being given to evaluating and treating body image difficulties of patients undergoing cancer treatment. Head and neck cancer significantly alters physical appearance and bodily functioning and therefore directly impacts body image. Research involving body image in head and neck cancer patients is growing, and this review considers published findings from 2013 to 2014. Primary attention is given to discussing recent advancements in body image assessment, qualitative studies, descriptive research, and psychosocial intervention studies relevant to body image. Limitations and necessary advancements in this field are noted, and a commentary is provided on the state of the current literature.
KW - Body image
KW - Facial disfigurement
KW - Head and neck cancer
KW - Quality of life
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U2 - 10.1007/s11912-014-0422-0
DO - 10.1007/s11912-014-0422-0
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25416316
AN - SCOPUS:84920263193
SN - 1523-3790
VL - 17
JO - Current oncology reports
JF - Current oncology reports
IS - 1
ER -