References and thanks for the body image and cancer section

References

The information in the body image and cancer section has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines: 

• Barraclough J. Cancer and emotion. 3rd edition. Chichester. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. 1999.
• Bessell A, Moss T. Evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for individuals with visible differences: a systematic review of the empirical literature. Body Image. 2007. 4: 227–238.
• Cash T, Pruzinsky T. Body image: a handbook of theory, research and clinical practice. London. The Guilford Press. 2004.
• Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 4th edition. Washington DC. American Psychiatric Association. 2011. 
• Harcourt D, Rumsey N. Altered body image. Nursing Patients with Cancer: Principles and Practice. 2006.
• Hood C. Project to improve care for people coping with changes in body image. Cancer Nursing Practice. 2010. 9:26–32.
• Rankin J, et al. Rehabilitation in cancer care. 1st edition. Oxford. Wiley-Blackwell. 2008.

Thanks

The original text of this section was written by Caroline Hood, Macmillan Clinical Project Lead – Body Image and Cancer.

With thanks to: Dr Tania Hawthorn and her colleagues, Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry; Vanessa Linton, Macmillan Head & Neck Advanced Nurse Practitioner; and the people affected by cancer who reviewed this edition.

 

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