Cancer and the Family Life Cycle

Theresa A. Veach, Ph.D., obtained her doctorate in counseling psychology from Ball State University. She currently works with individuals and families at St. Joesph Hospital and Health Center in Kokomo, Indiana. She is a consultant for the department of radiation oncology, the Higgins Center for Women's Wellness, the hospital's pain program, St. Joseph at Home Hospice, and the palliative care task force. Donald R. Nicholas,Ph.D., is Professor of Counseling Psychology at Ball State University and serves as Associate Director of Psycho-Oncology at Ball Cancer Center of Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. He has worked with cancer patients and their families for over 15 years, while also establishing an active research and training program through which over 35 doctoral-level counseling psychology students have received training in psycho-oncology. Marci A. Barton, Ph.D., received herdoctorate in Counseling Psychology from Ball StateUniversity. She is currently the Director of the CancerPatient Support Program at Charleston Area Medical Centerin Charleston, West Virginia. She is a clinicalassistant professor in the Department of BehavioralMedicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University SchoolMedicine, Charleston Division. Dr. Barton is activelyinvolved in psycho-oncology research and presenting atnational conferences.

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction and Overview2. Diagnosis and the Family Life Cycle3. Treatment and the Family Life Cycle4. Rehabilitation and the Family Life Cycle: Living in Limbo5. Survivorship and the Family Life Cycle: The Sword of Damocles6. Recurrence/Advanced Disease and the Family Life Cycle: Life in the Balance7. Terminal Illness and the Family Life Cycle: In a Strange LandIndex

"Cancer and the Family Life Cycle: A Practitioner's Guide is rich with resources and highly readable. The authors integrate two conceptually useful models--stages of dealing with cancer and stages of the family life cycle--in an exceptionally clear way... This book should be valuable both to experienced clinicians and to students in any discipline helping patients and their families cope with cancer." -- Jean L. Kisteller, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Indiana State University"The book engages and teaches the clinician by tracing the adjustment of several families as they go through the family life cycle with the disease. This device brings the theoretical and technical points to life in a vibrant way. Drs. Veach, Nicholas and Barton have provided a brilliant addition to the libraries of psycho-oncologists which will be appreciated for years to come." -- Steven D. Passik, Ph.D., Director, Oncology Symptom Control and Research, Community Cancer Care Inc., and Professor of Psychology, Indiana University School of Medicine"I highly recommend this book as a reference tool to the health professional who works with families in any phase of the clinical course of cancer." -- Robin Baldwin, RN, BSN, National Cancer Institute