Veterans Affairs Iowa City Healthcare System, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 2013 Apr;81(2):299-317. doi: 10.1037/a0029940. Epub 2012 Sep 10.
Individuals diagnosed with head and neck cancer (HNC) not only face a potentially life-threatening diagnosis but must endure treatment that often results in significant, highly visible disfigurement and disruptions of essential functioning, such as deficits or complications in eating, swallowing, breathing, and speech. Each year, approximately 650,000 new cases are diagnosed, making HNC the 6th most common type of cancer in the world. Despite this, however, HNC remains understudied in behavioral medicine. In this article, the authors review available evidence regarding several important psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with HNC diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, as well as various psychosocial interventions conducted in this patient population, before concluding with opportunities for behavioral medicine research and practice.
被诊断患有头颈部癌症（HNC）的个体不仅面临潜在的危及生命的诊断，还必须忍受通常会导致明显的、高度可见的毁容和重要功能障碍的治疗，例如进食、吞咽、呼吸和言语方面的缺陷或并发症。每年约有 65 万人被诊断出患有 HNC，使其成为世界上第六种最常见的癌症。然而，尽管如此，HNC 在行为医学中的研究仍然不足。在本文中，作者回顾了与 HNC 诊断、治疗和康复相关的一些重要的社会心理和行为因素的现有证据，以及在这一患者群体中进行的各种社会心理干预措施，最后提出了行为医学研究和实践的机会。
