The Role of Social Support in Adolescent/Young Adults Coping with Cancer Treatment

• Main Authors: Sarah Pennant (Author), Simon C. Lee (Author), Suzanne Holm (Author), Kelli N. Triplett (Author), Laura Howe-Martin (Author), Ryan Campbell (Author), Julie Germann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adolescents/young-adult (AYA) cancer patients are a psychosocially at-risk group as they are often less well-studied than other age cancer cohorts. Therefore, they experience disparities in access to developmentally informed treatment. Social support has been determined as an important aspect of AYA...