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A 7 page discussion of the place social work has in working with cancer victims and their families. This paper introduces several theories which are applicable in this task. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Introduction Cancer is one of the most devastating diseased affecting mankind. Much research has been devoted to preventing, detecting,
and treating the various forms of cancer. The primary focus has been on mainstream clinical intervention in fighting this disease. As Sherwood, Given, Given, et. al. (2005) demonstrate
in their research, the possibilities that are yet to be explored regarding the most effective treatment regimes and tactics to reduce symptoms in the various forms of cancer are
practically endless. Not only is the patient involved in this fight, however, so too is their family. While medical professionals deal with the physiological impacts of cancer, it is
often up to the social worker to deal with the familial impacts. Discussion
Cancer has a large reportoir of impacts. Cancer in most cases is an extremely personal disease. Breast cancer, for example, impacts a woman
not just physiologically but also emotionally. Prostate cancer, such as that addressed by Sherwood, Given, Given, et. al. (2005), has similar impacts for its male victims. The personal
impacts of cancer necessitate even more care than would typically be employed in medical intervention tactics to insure that the personal integrity of study subjects is protected. Intervention in
fighting the more personal types of cancer in particular necessitates the involvement of a wide variety of professionals. Not only are these forms of cancer life-threatening to the individual that
has them, they disrupt entire families as the disease progresses. Social workers find themselves on the front lines in the fight against cancer. They are not fighting the
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