Open AccessClinical audit on "Evaluation of special issues in adolescents with cancer treated in an adult cancer setting": An Indian experience
Author(s) -
Naveen Salins,
Nandini Vallath,
Prince Varkey,
Kavya Ranganath,
Malathi G Nayak
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.105690
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , anxiety , cancer , human sexuality , isolation (microbiology) , audit , clinical psychology , family medicine , psychiatry , gender studies , management , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology
Adolescents with cancer form a distinct group with special care needs. These patients are often cared in an adult supportive care setting where the special needs of adolescents are not met.