Cancer and Physiotherapy
Journal Title: Palliative Medicine & Hospice Care – Open Journal - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
The word “CANCER” continues to be one of the most dreadful contexts today, generating a feeling of concern, stress and especially fear. What can we do about this? The population´s ignorance increases this situation so it is convenient to describe and make people known about the process which happens to a person with cancer in order to be able to face the disease with optimism and hope of healing.
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Inés Llamas-Ramos
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