Another tip states that young cancer patients know how to manage physical changes due to treatment and to be prepare for it. Lastly, young adults with cancer are encouraged to seek support like attending support groups to ...
"Some people are stoic while some require a lot of emotional support." Many young patients lack good insurance, she added, and that can lead to delays in diagnosis as they put off doctor visits -- until a cancer has reached a later stage. Also, "navigating the he...
Using social media for peer-to-peer cancer support: Interviews with young adults with cancer 2021, JMIR Cancer Quality of life among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer in Canada: A Young Adults With Cancer in Their Prime (YACPRIME) study 2021, Cancer Digital interventions to support...
Its mission is to build a community of young adults diagnosed with cancer that provides information, support, skills and opportunity. Its website has links to information, other survivors, and a number of activities designed specifically for young adults with cancer including: Retreat Yourself, ...
The purpose of this study was to identify (unmet) needs from a social work perspective of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs; aged eighteen to thirty-nine years) treated for cancer. The biopsychosocial model was used as framework to investigate the (unmet) needs of the AYAs. AYAs within two...
-- For adolescents and young adults with cancer, news from this meeting was not good. In line with mounting evidence from around the world, studies pointed to disproportionately heavy burdens shouldered by teens and young adults with cancer, in terms of rising incidence, stagnant mortality rates,...
"The groups did not look different mentally or emotionally at the time of diagnosis, although both cognitive functioning and depression worsened for young adults by six months as their treatments and battle with cancer continued," Green says. ...
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer are a unique subgroup of patients that might receive treatment from oncologists specializing either in the treatment of children or older adults The types of cancers seen in AYA patients, as well as the type of support and ancillary services...
Multilevel interventions are needed to increase engagement in survivorship care among young adult cancer survivors. Technology-based resources addressing social support and mental well-being are intervention possibilities. 展开 关键词: Survivorship care plans Transition to survivorship Young adults Childhood ...
Support of Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer Teenagers and young adults (TYA) with cancer (TYAC) are a unique population among people with cancer. Their medical specificities and complex psychological and social needs between the pediatric and adult world are challenges for the car... Marion...