Living with facial disfigurement : a phenomenological study of individuals after radical surgery for head and neck cancer

Head and neck cancer comprises four percent of all cancers. Clearly, individuals diagnosed with this type of cancer must cope not only with the diagnosis of cancer and the related fears, but also with the apprehension associated with the acquired facial disfigurement and related functional impai...

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Main Author: Whitehouse, Kathryn Jane Cline
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/3209