Your resource to understanding and caring for the psychological and emotional needs of patients diagnosed with cancer, this updated and revised second edition will guide you through the cancer continuum, providing you with perspectives on a range of psychological and physiological issues from diagnosis to end-of-life care.Sections in this book provide you with valuable insight into influences on the psychosocial experience; psychological/emotional patient reactions to the disease; psychosocial interventions and techniques you can use in your daily practice, as well as information on caring for the caregiver.New chapters address such issues as survivorship, cognitive impairment, interpersonal and therapeutic skills in oncology nursing, and more.