Gender in Psycho-Oncology

Youngmee Kim, PhD is Professor of Psychology and Member of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami. Her research focuses on the biobehavioral mechanisms of cancer linking to the quality of life of cancer patients/survivors and their family caregivers at the individual as well as family/dyadic levels. Her work has been supported by the American Cancer Society and the National Institute of Health.Matthew J. Loscalzo, LCSW is the Liliane Elkins Professor in Supportive Care Programs in the Department of Supportive Care Medicine and Professor in Department of Population Sciences. He is also the Executive Director of the Department of Supportive Care Medicine and the Administrative Director of the Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center at the City of Hope-National Medical Center, Duarte California, USA. He has over 37 years experience in caring for cancer patients and their families. He is recognized internationally as a pioneer in the clinical, educational, and research domains of psychosocial aspects of cancer.

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Gender in Psycho-Oncology Matthew J. Loscalzo Section 1: Theories on the role of gender in adjustment to illness-related stress Chapter 2: Theoretical perspectives on gender and gender-related processes in adjustment to cancer Emma E. Bright and Annette L. Stanton Chapter 3: Theories of Gender in Adjustment to Medical Illness: Family-oriented Perspective Youngmee Kim, Hannah-Rose Mitchell, and Amanda Ting Section 2: Gender-based Types of Patient-Caregiver Pairs Across Cancer Trajectory Chapter 4: Men Caring for Women in the Cancer Context Mariët Hagedoorn and Tracey A. Revenson Chapter 5: Female Caregivers to Female Cancer Survivors Ulrike Boehmer, Melissa A. Clark, and Lisa Fredman Chapter 6: Male Patients and Their Male Caregivers Thomas O. Blank, Lara Descartes, and Marysol Asencio Chapter 7: Female Caregivers of Male Cancer Patients Terry Badger and Chris Segrin Section 3: Age, Generation, Socio-Cultural Impact of Different Gender Pairs Chapter 8: The Integration of Aging and Gender to Understand the Cancer Experience among Older Adults Keith M. Bellizzi and Kate E. Dibble Chapter 9: Gender Considerations in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer Amanda L. Thompson and Molly A. Gardner Chapter 10: Exploring Gender and Cultural, Socioecological Considerations in Psycho-Oncology Kimlin Tam Ashing, Judy Huei-yu Wang, Marshalee George, and Clement K. Gwede Section 4: Current Integrative Practices and Future Directions Chapter 11: When the Invisible Screen Becomes Visible: Sex and Gender Matters in Biopsychosocial Programs Matthew J. Loscalzo, Karen L. Clark, Courtney Bitz, Justin M. Yopp, and Donald L. Rosenstein Chapter 12: Psycho-oncology Interventions and Programs for Sexual and Gender Minorities Deborah J. Bowen, Jennifer M. Jabson, and Steven S. Coughlin Chapter 13: Next Steps in Gender-oriented Psycho-Oncology Research and Practices Youngmee Kim and Matthew J. Loscalzo