Assessing information and service needs of young adults with cancer at a single institution: The importance of information on cancer diagnosis, fertility preservation, diet, and exercise

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2477-2484

  Gupta, Abha A ^a,b   Edelstein, Kim ^a,b   Albert Green, Alisha ^a   D'Agostino, Norma ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health maintenance; Oncology; Program development; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENDER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURE; SARCOMA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTIS CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881263534     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1809-4     Document Type: Article

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