Evidence-Based Cancer Care and Prevention

<p>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.</p>