This multidisciplinary reference explores the concepts and realities of quality of life among cancer survivors in its physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and familial dimensions. Informed by a broad range of fields including genetics, psychiatry, nursing, dentistry, rehabilitation, and ethics, it addresses daily challenges of living for this population, from self-care to cultural concerns and from social interactions to experiences with providers. Family issues of pediatric, young adult, and elder survivors, caregiving parents, and siblings are a major area of concern. And contributors describe interventions for survivors as individuals, in family content, and as part of integrated care across primary and specialty settings.

Introduction and theoretical perspectives.- Recreation, leisure activities, and cognitive health among older cancer survivors.- Cancer patients in a pediatric intensive care unit: a single center experience.- Ethical dilemmas in cancer care.-Genetic mutations in cancer susceptibility genes: a personal and family history of cancer.- Influence of acculturation and health-related quality of life among Chinese elderly cancer survivors.- Impact of childhood cancer on healthy siblings' quality of life.- Effect of physical activity on post-traumatic stress disorder among parents of pediatric cancer survivors.- Caring for the other parent in the room: practice guidelines for acknowledging and addressing the needs of fathers of children with cancer.- Family functioning and therapeutic interventions among mothers with breast cancer.- When cancer returns: family caregivers and the hospice team.- Experiencing cancer services: a therapist's personal story of survival and dissatisfaction.