Main description:

As cancer treatment has evolved toward precision medicine, psychosocial research and practices for cancer patients and their family members have also raised awareness of the need for a personalized, patient-focused, family-oriented approach in the Psycho-Oncology field. Gender in Psycho-Oncology is the first book of its kind to provide comprehensive views on the role of gender in the adjustment of the individual and the patient-caregiver pair when dealing
with cancer. The text explores the significant role of gender in diverse pairings of genders between the patient and the caregiver. It also highlights the importance of age, generation, and socio-cultural characteristics; the illness trajectory and lifespan trajectory of the individual and the patient-caregiver
pair; and an ongoing sociocultural movement that is changing social role expectations based on gender. Offering both fundamental and practical information, Gender in Psycho-Oncology is an ideal book for healthcare practitioners from a spectrum of disciplines in the Psycho-Oncology field.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Gender in Psycho-Oncology
Matthew J. Loscalzo

Section 1: Theories on the role of gender in adjustment to illness-related stress
Chapter 2: Theoretical perspectives on gender and gender-related processes in adjustment to cancer
Emma E. Bright and Annette L. Stanton
Chapter 3: Theories of Gender in Adjustment to Medical Illness: Family-oriented Perspective
Youngmee Kim, Hannah-Rose Mitchell, and Amanda Ting

Section 2: Gender-based Types of Patient-Caregiver Pairs Across Cancer Trajectory
Chapter 4: Men Caring for Women in the Cancer Context
Mariet Hagedoorn and Tracey A. Revenson
Chapter 5: Female Caregivers to Female Cancer Survivors
Ulrike Boehmer, Melissa A. Clark, and Lisa Fredman
Chapter 6: Male Patients and Their Male Caregivers
Thomas O. Blank, Lara Descartes, and Marysol Asencio
Chapter 7: Female Caregivers of Male Cancer Patients
Terry Badger and Chris Segrin

Section 3: Age, Generation, Socio-Cultural Impact of Different Gender Pairs
Chapter 8: The Integration of Aging and Gender to Understand the Cancer Experience among Older Adults
Keith M. Bellizzi and Kate E. Dibble
Chapter 9: Gender Considerations in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
Amanda L. Thompson and Molly A. Gardner
Chapter 10: Exploring Gender and Cultural, Socioecological Considerations in Psycho-Oncology
Kimlin Tam Ashing, Judy Huei-yu Wang, Marshalee George, and Clement K. Gwede

Section 4: Current Integrative Practices and Future Directions
Chapter 11: When the Invisible Screen Becomes Visible: Sex and Gender Matters in Biopsychosocial Programs
Matthew J. Loscalzo, Karen L. Clark, Courtney Bitz, Justin M. Yopp, and Donald L. Rosenstein
Chapter 12: Psycho-oncology Interventions and Programs for Sexual and Gender Minorities
Deborah J. Bowen, Jennifer M. Jabson, and Steven S. Coughlin
Chapter 13: Next Steps in Gender-oriented Psycho-Oncology Research and Practices
Youngmee Kim and Matthew J. Loscalzo