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Download or read book Conversing with Cancer written by Lisa Sparks and published by Language as Social Action. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to conversing with cancer -- Talk, talk: understanding health communication, health literacy, and cancer -- The big C: cancer, culture, and you -- Who's who: your social identity and cancer care -- Citizens of cancer land: cancer communication across a lifetime -- Navigating cancer land: healthcare organizations -- What's up, Doc?: patients and providers in conversation -- Giving care, taking care: caregivers and communication -- How we talk about cancer: metaphors and messaging -- Can you hear me now?: communication, technology, and cancer -- Extending the conversation: a new theoretical model for cancer communication -- Epilogue: mottos moving forward