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Self-Help and Hubris in Cancer Care

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Cancer, Stress, and Death

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The person who is ill may be worried and afraid about his body, worried about the effects of his illness on his loved ones, worried about his job and other social affairs, and worried about his spiritual life or the meaning of his life.

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  1. Cheyne Walk Clinic, St. Crispin Hospital, Northampton, England, NN2 6JF

    Terence E. Lear F.R.C.P.I., D.P.M., F.R.C.Psych. (Physician and Consultant Psychiatrist)

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  1. International Center for Health Sciences, Meharry Medical College, 37208, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Stacey B. Day M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. (Professor of International Health and Director, Formerly Professor and Member) (Professor of International Health and Director, Formerly Professor and Member)

  2. Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, 10021, New York, New York, USA

    Stacey B. Day M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. (Professor of International Health and Director, Formerly Professor and Member) (Professor of International Health and Director, Formerly Professor and Member)

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Lear, T.E. (1986). Self-Help and Hubris in Cancer Care. In: Day, S.B. (eds) Cancer, Stress, and Death. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9573-8_15

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