Conversing with Cancer by Lisa Sparks

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With more than 40% of people eventually facing a cancer diagnosis, Conversing with Cancer is a much-needed addition to understanding and improving cancer care through strong communication among providers, patients, and caregivers.

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Conversing with Cancer by Lisa Sparks

With more than 40% of people eventually facing a cancer diagnosis, Conversing with Cancer is a much-needed addition to understanding and improving cancer care through strong communication among providers, patients, and caregivers.

Lisa Sparks is a highly regarded teacher-scholar whose published work spans more than 150 research articles and scholarly book chapters and is the author and editor of more than ten books in the areas of communication, health, and aging with a distinct focus on intersections of provider–patient interaction and family decision-making as related to cancer communication science. Her innovative research has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, and TED.

Anna Leahy is the author of Tumor and Aperture and co-author of Generation Space and What We Talk about When We Talk about Creative Writing. She earned her PhD from Ohio University and teaches in the MFA and BFA programs at Chapman University, where she edits the international journal TAB.

For more information, see www.conversingwithcancer.com.

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ISBN 13 9781433133541
ISBN 10 1433133547
Title Conversing with Cancer
Author Howie Giles
Series Language As Social Action
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Year published 2018-01-29
Number of pages 268
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.