Chapter 7. End of Treatment Issues: Looking to the Future
- Dr Daniel Kelly1,
- Dr Faith Gibson2
Published Online: 16 APR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470697740.ch7
Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Cancer Care for Adolescents and Young Adults
Additional Information
How to Cite
Langeveld, N. and Arbuckle, J. (2008) End of Treatment Issues: Looking to the Future, in Cancer Care for Adolescents and Young Adults (eds D. Kelly and F. Gibson), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470697740.ch7
Editor Information
- 1
Reader in Cancer and Palliative Care, School of Health and Social Science, Middlesex University, London
- 2
Senior Lecturer in Children's Cancer Nursing Research, UCL Institute of Child Healthand Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London
Publication History
- Published Online: 16 APR 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 2008
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405130943
Online ISBN: 9780470697740
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- cancer treatment;
- sexual identity;
- diagnosis;
- parenting roles;
- suspicious symptoms
Summary
This chapter contains section titled:
Introduction
The ongoing support needs of young people finishing cancer treatment
Re-establishing an individual, social, and sexual identity
Renegotiating relationships with family and friends
Illustration of negotiating relationships
Re-engaging with life after treatment by occupying time with meaningful activity
Coping with the after-effects of treatment
The need for aftercare
Models of follow-up care
The transition process
Conclusion
References