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Children's and family needs of young women with advanced breast cancer: A review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2004

JANE TURNER
JANE TURNER
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Queensland, Australia
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Abstract

This article reviews literature about the impact of advanced breast cancer on children and families. It is clear that the adjustment of the family is influenced by disease stage and maternal adjustment, the needs of the particular child relating closely to their developmental stage. Interventions with children and families to promote adjustment when a parent has advanced cancer are also discussed, including implications for clinical practice.

Keywords

Advanced breast cancerFamilyChildrenPsychosocial
Type
REVIEW ARTICLE
Information
Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , March 2004 , pp. 55 - 64
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© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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