Older Adults Living with Cancer: Supportive Care Needs and Utilization of Peer Support Services
BACKGROUND: Cancer is primarily a disease of older adults with sixty percent of all incidences occurring in individuals 65 years and over. Coping with cancer may entail additional challenges for older adults due to co-morbidities, declining mobility, reduced social networks and ageism. To date, the...
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3168 |