The need to be superman: The psychosocial support challenges of young men affected by cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Love, Brad ^a   Thompson, Charee M ^b   Knapp, Jessica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Masculinity; Men; Social support; Young adult cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTION; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MASCULINITY; NEOPLASM; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; YOUNG ADULT CANCER;

MASCULINITY; MEN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT CANCER;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN; NEOPLASMS; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893080077     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/14.ONF.E21-E27     Document Type: Article

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