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Charles W. Given, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Family Practice at Michigan State University and Senior Scientist at the Walther Cancer Institute, where he received the Distinguished Faculty Award in 1997. Given is actively involved in research in home care for chronic illness including cancer, focusing on symptom clusters, health service issues, and physical function. Having received funding for 23 consecutive years from the NIH, intervention trials have been a recent focus on his research. Given is a reviewer for numerous professional journals and has served as a grant reviewer for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Nursing Research, the Department of Defense, and the National Institute on Aging.

Barbara Given, RN, PhD, FAAN, is a University Distinguished Professor in the College of Nursing and Senior Scientist of the Institute for Health Care Studies at Michigan State University. She has been actively involved in federally funded research in chronic illness and family care for over 5 years; intervention trials have been the focus of her recent research and funding. She is active in Sigma Theta Tau, the Oncology Nursing and continues to be active in Policy Panels at the State and National levels. Given is a reviewer for numerous professional journals, and is currently serving on the editorial board for Research in Nursing & Health and Cancer Nursing. Recent awards include the McWilliams Award for Excellence in Research (2001) and Friends of National Institute for Nursing Research Pathfinder Distinguished Researcher Award (2001).

Sharon Kozachik, MSN, RN, MS, is a research assistant with the Family Care Research Program at Michigan State University and the Walther Cancer Institute.

Danielle Nicole DeVoss, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University. Her work has most recently appeared in the Writing Center Journal, CyberPsychology and Behavior, the Journal of Business and Technical Communication, and Moving a Mountain: Transforming the Role of Contingent Faculty in Composition Studies and Higher Education (2001 E.E. Schell and P. Stock, Eds.). DeVoss teaches composition, professional writing, Web development, and rhetoric courses.

Danielle Nicole DeVoss, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University. Her work has most recently appeared in the Writing Center Journal, CyberPsychology and Behavior, the Journal of Business and Technical Communication, and Moving a Mountain: Transforming the Role of Contingent Faculty in Composition Studies and Higher Education (2001 E.E. Schell and P. Stock, Eds.). DeVoss teaches composition, professional writing, Web development, and rhetoric courses.

The goal of behavioral oncology is to understand and explain the role and impact of behaviors at all phases in the cancer trajectory -- from prevention and detection to diagnosis and early treatment, to survivorship, recurrence, and/or death. Each chapter includes summaries of recent research on cancer-related behavioral interventions, discussions of the studies summarized, and suggestions for future research. The book is a product of collaboration among members of the Behavioral Cooperative Oncology Group of the Mary Margaret Walther Program for Cancer Care Research at the Walther Cancer Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Reviewer:Melody L. McKinney, DNS, RN(Indiana State University)
Description:The goal of this book is to explain the role and impact of behaviors during all phases of the cancer care experience. Each chapter includes summaries and discussions of recent research on cancer-related behavioral interventions and suggestions for future research. Cancer care researchers and care providers are urged to become involved in evidence-based research and to use evidence-based findings to improve cancer care delivery.
Purpose:According to the authors, the book was written to describe the status and science of behavioral interventions across the cancer care trajectory -- from prevention to diagnosis and treatment, survivorship, reoccurrence, or death. The goal is to promote understanding of the role and impact of behaviors during cancer care.
Audience:The book should be useful to all professionals involved in cancer care or research, as well as to any other individuals seeking the current state of evidence-based research on behavioral interventions for cancer care.
Features:The book consists of 13 chapters, covering cancer-focused interventions for diet, activity, cancer screening, smoking cessation, psychological adjustment, decision-making, self-care, fatigue, pain management, complementary and alternative therapies, family caregiving, and end-of-life care. The book begins with a discussion of the state of knowledge of intervention research in cancer care and concludes with a discussion of the future direction of this research.
Assessment:This well-indexed, well-referenced book thoroughly assesses the state-of-the-science knowledge on behavioral interventions for detecting and treating cancer. Behavioral intervention studies are included on a wide variety of topics covering the full range of cancer care from prevention to the end-of life. Research summaries are supported by literature reviews and critical analyses of the interventions, findings, and limitations. Concerns and goals are identified for future research. By promoting further evidence-based research and the integration of behavioral interventions into patient care, this book takes a much needed step toward improving the lives of cancer patients and their families. The authors have met their stated goal of contributing significantly to the relatively new and rapidly growing body of behavioral intervention science.