Cancer, Communication and Aging

Volume 15, Number 2, 2003. Contents: L. Sparks, An Introduction to Cancer Communication and Aging: Theoretical and Research Insights. J.O. Aderson, P.G. Martin, Narratives and Healing: Exploring One Family's Stories of Cancer Survivorship. J. Harwood, L. sparks, Social Identity and Health: An Intergroup Communication Approach to Cancer. G.L. Kreps, The Impact of communication on Cancer Risk, Incidence, Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality of Life. M. Booth-Butterfield, Embedded Health Behaviors from Adolescence to Adulthood: The Impact of Tobacco. J.F. Nussbaum, D. Baringer, A. Kundrat, Health Communication and Aging: Cancer and Older Adults. D. O'Hair, M.M. Villagran, E. Wittenberg, K. Brown, M. Ferguson, H.T. Hall, T. Doty, Cancer Survivorship and Agency Model (CSAM): Implication for Patient Choice, Decision-Making, and Influence. J.L. Query, K. Wright, Assessing Communication Competence in an Online Study: Towards Informing Subsequent Interventions Among Older Adults With Cancer, Their Lay Caregivers, and Peers. S.L. Ragan, E. Wittenberg, H.T. Hall, The Communication of Palliative Care for the Elderly Cancer Patient. J.D. Robinson, J. Turner, Impersonal, Interpersonal, and Hyperpersonal Social Support: Cancer and Older Adults. K.E. Rowan, L. Sparks, L. Pecchioni, M. Villagran, The "CAUSE" Model: A Research-Supported Aid for Physicians Communicating With Patients About Cancer Risk. Video Review. Editorial Note. D.J. Cegala, "Patient - Centered Communication in Pediatric Practice -- Reducing the Power Gap" by Barbara M. Korsch.