Category Archive for: "pediatrics"

End-of-life experiences in adolescents dying with cancer

August 30, 2019 oncology, pediatrics

Purpose: This study explores the experiences of individuals in early, middle, and late adolescence dying from cancer. Place of death, medications used at end of life (EOL), and discussions prior [...]
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Assessing the Health Care Needs of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients and Survivors

August 30, 2019 oncology, pediatrics

BACKGROUND. Improvements in cancer outcomes observed for the United States population as a whole are not experienced as such by adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients. The objective of this [...]
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Cancer in Older Adolescents and Young Adults: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Survival, and Importance of Clinical Trials

August 30, 2019 oncology, pediatrics

Cancer in adolescents and young adults has unique features in addition to the special medical, physical, psychological, and social needs of patients in this age group. The spectrum of malignant [...]
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Existential Well-Being in Younger and Older People with Anorexia Nervosa – A Preliminary Investigation

August 30, 2019 mental health, pediatrics

Objective: Previous research suggests that anorexic behaviour may be an attempt to introduce control into a chaotic environment, and that the need for stability and meaning in life is an [...]
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Preferences for support services among adolescents and young adults with cancer or a blood disorder: A discrete choice experiment

August 30, 2019 hematology, pediatrics

Background: Life-threatening illnesses in young people are traumatic for patients and their families. Support services can help patients and families deal with various non-medical impacts of [...]
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