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Cancer in the lives of older Americans : blessings and battles / Sarah H. Kagan.
Author
Kagan, Sarah H. (Sarah Hope)
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2009.
Description
110 p. ; 24 cm.
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RC281.A34 K33 2009
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Subject(s)
Geriatric oncology
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United States
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Cancer
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United States
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Psychological aspects
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Older people
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Diseases
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United States
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Older people
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Summary note
"The book follows the story of Mrs. Eck, a woman in her 80s diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Mrs. Eck's situation sets the stage for a discussion of cancer, which too often focuses on cells and drugs, diagnoses and prognoses without looking more closely at the people who are experiencing the disease. Chapters offer varied assessments ofwhat it means to be old and have cancer in our society, as Kagan explores other real experiences of cancer for older adults alongside information that will prove essential to patients, their families, scholars, and clinicians." --Book Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : finding my way
Champagne and hot dogs
Being old, having cancer
Paradox : cancer and aging in America
Scientific import and influence
Language lessons
Aesthetics of being and having
Epilogue : not a denial of the fact of death, a denial of death now.
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ISBN
9780812241433 ((alk. paper))
0812241436 ((alk. paper))
LCCN
2009004267
OCLC
301879835
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Cancer in the lives of older Americans [electronic resource] : blessings and battles / Sarah H. Kagan.
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Cancer in the lives of older Americans : blessings and battles / Sarah H. Kagan.
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