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

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‘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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