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Health Psychology

The Texas Medical Center Library

2020

Cancer Treatment

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Follow Up Care, Cancer Treatment Summaries And Patient Centered Communication, Ashleigh Gil May 2020

Follow Up Care, Cancer Treatment Summaries And Patient Centered Communication, Ashleigh Gil

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The adolescent and young adult (AYA) age group is the cohort of individuals who have been diagnosed with and/or are survivors of cancer. It is recommended they receive lifelong follow up care to prevent or mitigate late health effects associated with cancer and treatment. However, AYAs are caught between the pediatric and adult healthcare systems and they may not be able to fully advocate for their healthcare needs. Some factors that may be associated with AYAs survivorship care are treatment summaries and where they receive follow up care. This study aimed to identify if receipt of a treatment summary and …