The Role of Medical Counseling in Secondary Prevention of Cancer in the Elderly
| العنوان: | The Role of Medical Counseling in Secondary Prevention of Cancer in the Elderly |
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| المؤلفون: | Fiori L, Caruso U, Morresi A, Groppa G, Basso A, Piantanelli L, Lanza R, S. Giunta |
| المصدر: | Tumori Journal. 79:297-300 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 1993. |
| سنة النشر: | 1993 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Counseling, Gerontology, Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, animal structures, media_common.quotation_subject, Alternative medicine, Context (language use), Affect (psychology), 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, Paternalism, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Neoplasms, Intervention (counseling), medicine, Humans, Aged, media_common, business.industry, fungi, Age Factors, General Medicine, Oncology, Action (philosophy), 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Family medicine, Anxiety, medicine.symptom, business, Autonomy |
| الوصف: | In western countries the elderly are those who experience the major impact of cancer, as epidemiologic data clearly show. Thus, secondary prevention of cancer (SPC) in older persons deserves more attention than it has received until now. Target subjects, however, are often reluctant to enter SPC plans. The reasons range from the lack of knowledge about the importance of SPC to the underevaluation of the risk of cancer, or, even more often, to the anxiety and fear that may stem from such a clinical investigation. In this context, the intervention known as couseling finds its natural and essential role. In the paper some general considerations on the significance of medical counseling is given, with particular emphasis on its role in SPC in the elderly. The analysis herein reported points out the specific skills and methods that physicians can adopt to cope with the eventually adverse influences that may affect the participation of the elderly in SPC initiatives. However, such action should avoid any paternalistic approach and respect the patient's will and autonomy. |
| تدمد: | 2038-2529 0300-8916 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/030089169307900502 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::bdbd6fb54bd5911e7c3909d51ac6ce29 https://doi.org/10.1177/030089169307900502 |
| Rights: | CLOSED |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....bdbd6fb54bd5911e7c3909d51ac6ce29 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20382529 03008916 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/030089169307900502 |