Psychosocial issues for patients with AIDS-related cancers Journal Article
| Author: | Christ, H. |
| Article Title: | Psychosocial issues for patients with AIDS-related cancers |
| Abstract: | The social, psychological, and ethical challenge of AIDS, specifically AIDS-related cancers, is as complex as the biological and medical. Both the patient and his or her sexual partner experience a number of stresses to which they must adapt. AIDS also poses a challenge to professionals and to the social fabric of countries in which it occurs. One test of the worth of a society is the way in which it handles its fears, its sick, and its stigmatized individuals. The challenge to us all is to respond to this disease, to those endangered by it, to those overwhelmed by their fear, and to those who contract it with the clarity of thought, scientific excellence, high ethical standards, and human compassion that enables all of us to continue life with dignity and meaning. |
| Keywords: | adult; neoplasm; neoplasms; psychological aspect; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; anxiety; fear; social isolation; sexual behavior; central nervous system disease; central nervous system diseases; humans; human; male; article |
| Journal Title: | Recent Results in Cancer Research |
| Volume: | 112 |
| ISSN: | 0080-0015 |
| Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
| Date Published: | 1988-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 84 |
| End Page: | 92 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-642-83470-7_11 |
| PUBMED: | 3205964 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Chapter in AIDS-Related Neoplasias (ISBN 978-3-642-83472-1) -- Article -- Export Date: 6 August 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
