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Couples Confronting Cancer: Keeping Your Relationship Strong »

Authors: Joy L. Fincannon, Katherine V. Bruss
ISBN-13: 9780944235256, ISBN-10: 0944235255
Format: Paperback
Publisher: American Cancer Society, Incorporated
Date Published: November 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Joy L. Fincannon

Joy L. Fincannon, RN, MS, is a former associate medical editor at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta and a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist with experience in working with cancer patients, their families, and cancer health professionals. Katherine V. Bruss, PsyD, is a former managing editor for books at the American Cancer Society and a licensed psychologist with 18 years of clinical experience. They both live in Atlanta.

Book Synopsis

Cancer can be a disruptive and stressful element in a relationship, and this guide provides information about the illness, suggesting ways to work through conflict to create intimacy and to deal with it more successfully. It shows couples how to solve or avert problems, allowing partners to become closer and communicate more easily and truthfully with one another both during and beyond the cancer experience.

	Introduction	vii
Section 1	Setting the Stage	1
Chapter 1	Cancer's Impact on the Couple: An Overview	3
Chapter 2	The Caregiver's Role	21
Chapter 3	Evaluating Your Relationship	39
Chapter 4	What It Takes to Create a Good Relationship	61
Section 2	Challenges	75
Chapter 5	Emotions, Relationships, and Cancer	77
Chapter 6	Couples in Conflict	91
Chapter 7	Lifestyle Factors	109
Section 3	Solutions	127
Chapter 8	Improving Communication	129
Chapter 9	Creating Emotional Intimacy	145
Chapter 10	Strengthening Physical Intimacy	159
Chapter 11	Solutions for Specific Problems	175
Chapter 12	Support Services	195
	Couples' Corner: Workbook for Couples	213
	Resource Guide	245
	Index	259