In life and in death: the story of people living with metastatic cancer.
Advances in the treatment of metastatic cancers such as melanoma enable patients to live for many years. However, melanoma patients are under constant threat of a recurrence or a new growth, are under intensive follow-up, and must avoid exposure to the sun. These factors engender anxiety, a constant...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Social Work Practice Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 253 - 268 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2019
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