A Practical Approach to the Care of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer

This book discusses the most important practical aspects involved in providing multidisciplinary Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) services for cancer patients. It draws on international experience in several continents of establishing and running such services and provides a contemporary, practical...

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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9783319661735
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Overview of TYA cancer
  • 2. Cancer research and AYA
  • 3. Models of delivery of care for AYA
  • 4. Transition- from pediatric to adult health services
  • 5. Psychological support and social care
  • 7. Fertility
  • 8. Survivorship
  • 9. Palliative care for AYA
  • 9. Healthcare behaviours
  • 10. Caring for the carers
  • 11. What AYA want health professionals to know.