Narrative: The Fear of Disfigurement in Cancer Patients

Fear of disfigurement affects patients with cancer, in whom the disease or its treatment leaves them permanently marked. Contrary to our thought, disfigurement is equally distressing to male patients, and it causes severe dislocation in their lives. We describe two cases in which disfigurement cause...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Deshpande, Aruna, Ghooi, Ravindra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Perspectives
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5545967/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28827945
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_33_17
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Sumario:Fear of disfigurement affects patients with cancer, in whom the disease or its treatment leaves them permanently marked. Contrary to our thought, disfigurement is equally distressing to male patients, and it causes severe dislocation in their lives. We describe two cases in which disfigurement caused tremendous change in our patients; these cases underline the need for psychotherapy in patients suffering from cancer.

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