Meeting Psychosocial Needs of Women with Breast Cancer (2004) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
Pages 11-14
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Breast cancer has been the most extensively stucTiecT cancer from the standpoint of psychosocial sequelae, ciating back to the micT-twentieth century, ancT remains the paradigm for the fielcT (Shapiro et al., 20011. In this report, the National Cancer Policy BoarcT reviews the nowextensive psycho-oncology literature to inform policy decisions regarding the clelivery of compassionate breast cancer care.
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was establishecI in March 1997 at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) ancI National Research Council with core support from the NCI ancI CDC to aciciress issues that arise in the prevention, control, diagnosis, treatment, ancI palliation of cancer.
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In that report, the BoarcI recommenclecI that inclivicluals have access to psychosocial support services; the report's focus, however, was on primary treatment, ancI it clicI not extensively aciciress issues relatecI to the psychosocial neecis of inclivicluals with cancer (Institute of Medicine anti National Research Council, 19991. Like its predecessors, this report speaks to stakehoiclers anti policy makers in cancer care, to women with or concerned about breast cancer, ancI to the interested general public.
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Chapter 7 examines barriers to the receipt of psychosocial services, inclucling issues relatecI to access to care anti limitations of systems of care. Chapter 8 surveys ongoing clinical anti health services research aimed at improving psychosocial care anti outlines research priorities to improve services to women with breast cancer.
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