Testicular cancer survivors' supportive care needs and use of online support: A cross-sectional survey

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2737-2746

  Bender, Jacqueline L ^a,c   Wiljer, David ^a,b   To, Matthew J ^a   Bedard, Philippe L ^d,e   Chung, Peter ^d,e   Jewett, Michael A S ^d,e   Matthew, Andrew ^d,e   Moore, Malcolm ^d,e   Warde, Padraig ^d,e   Gospodarowicz, Mary ^d,e  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d University of Toronto   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet; Online community; Social media; Supportive care needs; Survivor; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HAIR LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEMINOMA; SOCIAL MEDIA; SUPPORT GROUP; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS NONSEMINOMA CANCER; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEAR; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84868487225     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1395-x     Document Type: Review

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