| Description |
xiv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Life before cancer / Becky Lofts -- Cancer in adolescence : incidence and policy issues / Jeremy Whelan & Lorna Fern -- The physical and emotional impact of cancer in adolescents and young adults / Daniel Kelly -- The impact of cancer on parents and families / Anne Grinyer -- The impact of adolescent cancer on health care professionals / Susie Pearce -- Life during cancer / Kelly Denver -- Supportive care for adolescents and young adults during cancer / Neale Hanvey & Alison Finch -- Getting on with life during treatment / Roberta Woodgate -- End of treatment issues : looking to the future / Nelia Langeveld & Julia Arbuckle -- Life after cancer / Alan Potcairn -- Long terms effects of cancer treatment / Gill Levitt & Deborah Eshelman -- Palliation and end of life care issues / Maggie Bisset, Sue Hutton & Daniel Kelly -- Building a culture of participation : young people's involvement in reseach / Faith Gibson -- -- Developing an integrated approach to the care of adolescents and young adults with cancer / Daniel Kelly & Faith Gibson |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cancer in adolescence.
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Cancer in adolescence -- Patients -- Care.
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Neoplasms -- psychology.
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Adolescent.
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Quality of Life.
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| Author |
Kelly, Daniel, 1959-
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Gibson, Faith, 1960-
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| LC no. |
2007027069 |
| ISBN |
9781405130943 paperback alkaline paper |
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1405130946 paperback alkaline paper |
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