The Impact of Communication on Cancer Risk, Incidence, Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality of Life
Title:
The Impact of Communication on Cancer Risk, Incidence, Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality of Life
Author:
Kreps, Gary L.
Appeared in:
Health Communication
Paging:
Volume 15 (2003) nr. 2 pages 161-169
Year:
2003-04-01
Contents:
Health communication has great potential to help reduce cancer risks, incidence, morbidity, and mortality while enhancing quality of life across the continuum of cancer care (prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care). Effective health communication can encourage cancer prevention, inform cancer detection and diagnosis, guide cancer treatment, support successful cancer survivorship, and promote the best end-of-life care. This article examines the influences of health communication in confronting cancer and promoting important health outcomes. Implications of this analysis are drawn for directing informed cancer communication research and practice.
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