Public Education about Cancer Research findings and theoretical concepts

This monograph is essentially the outcome of corporate endeavour on the part of members of the Committee on Public Education of the International Union against Cancer, from the decision taken in September 1963, via a lengthy and arduous rework­ ing of the first draft in Philadelphia in 1964 to its f...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Committee on Public Education of the Commission on Cancer
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1967, 1967
Edition:1st ed. 1967
Series:UICC Monograph Series, Union internationale contre le cancer / International Union against Cancer
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Public Education in Cancer Control
  • Section I Attitudes to Cancer
  • 1. The Nature of Attitudes to Cancer and General Medical Practices
  • 2. Studies of the Reasons for Delay in Treatment of Cancer
  • 3. Having Cancer and Undergoing Treatment
  • 4. Delay in Seeking Treatment for Diseases other than Cancer
  • 5. The Individual in Society and Being Ill
  • Section II The Behaviour of the Individual and Motivation
  • 6. Motivation
  • 7. Perception
  • 8. Learning
  • 9. Roles
  • Section III Attitudes and Communication
  • 10. Attitudes; Definition and Theory
  • 11. Attitude Change and the Effects of Communication
  • Section IV Health Education: Some Principles and Practice
  • 12. Principles of Health Education
  • 13. Aims and Methods of Current Cancer Education Programmes in Various Countries
  • Author Index