"You're too young for this": Adolescent and young adults' perspectives on cancer survivorship

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 260-279

  Kent, Erin E ^a,b   Parry, Carla ^a   Montoya, Michael J ^b   Sender, Leonard S ^c,d   Morris, Rebecca A ^d   Anton Culver, Hoda ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent and young adult; cancer survivorship; focus groups; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFERTILITY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COST OF ILLNESS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859172018     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2011.644396     Document Type: Article

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