‘I didn’t even recognise myself’: Survivors’ experiences of altered appearance and body image distress during and after treatment for head and neck cancer

‘I didn’t even recognise myself’: Survivors’ experiences of altered appearance and body image distress during and after treatment for head and neck cancer

Purpose: Preparation for head and neck cancer treatment is focused on practicalities of treatment. Little or no time is spent prior to treatment discussing aesthetic results of treatment or the psychosocial impact of living with an altered appearance after treatment. The objective of this study was...

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Main Authors: Gibson, Chandrika, O’Connor, M., White, R., Jackson, M., Baxi, S., Halkett, Georgia
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2021
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Oncology
head and neck cancer
body image
disfigurement
altered appearance
psychological adaptation
cancer survivorship
communication skills
trauma
compassion
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
FACIAL DISFIGUREMENT
WEIGHT-LOSS
FACE
DIFFICULTIES
ASSOCIATION
CHALLENGES
DEPRESSION
IDENTITY
PEOPLE
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86686

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