Antony: on the face of it

Housden, Sarah (2025) Antony: on the face of it. In: Dilemmas and Decion Making in Cancer Care. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 117-128. ISBN 9781041097815

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Abstract

Antony’s referral describes him as a 56-year-old man whose cancer began in the oral cavity; he is experiencing depression and social isolation, alongside an altered sense of identity due to moderate changes in his appearance and speech. He is also having difficulty eating, following surgery to remove part of his tongue and lower jaw. He has had plastic surgery to mitigate some of the resulting facial disfigurement and has been referred to me as an occupational therapist for potential interventions relating to restoring his confidence in work and social settings, alongside practical and psychological preparation for further surgery which is planned for three weeks’ time. MODEL: oral cavity cancer THEORY: disfigurement THEORY: representation of the self APPROACH: eating and drinking THEORY: self-image THEORY: occupational roles APPROACH: psychosocial approaches.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Dementia & Complexity in Later Life
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	11 May 2026 09:48
Last Modified:	14 May 2026 09:03
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/102929
DOI:	10.4324/9781003651758-10

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