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- Title
Age and Cancer Treatment Are Related to Receiving Treatment Summaries and Survivorship Care Plans in Female Young Adult Cancer Survivors.
- Authors
Shliakhtsitsava, Ksenya; Romero, Sally A. D.; Whitcomb, Brian W.; Gorman, Jessica R.; Roberts, Samantha; Su, H. Irene
- Abstract
The study determined factors associated with patient-reported receipt of survivorship care plans and/or treatment summaries (SCP/TS). Two hundred forty female young adult cancer survivors ages 18-44 completed a web-based survey that included self-report on receiving SCP/TS. Mean age was 32.8 (standard deviation 5.8) years; 20% were diagnosed with cancer at age <21. Only 47% reported receipt of SCP/TS. Age <21 at diagnosis (odds ratio [OR] 2.0, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.0-3.9), chemotherapy (OR 2.3, 95% CI 1.2-4.6), central nervous system radiation (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.1-5.6), and bone marrow transplantation (OR 7.2, 95% CI 1.5-33.3) were significantly associated with higher odds of SCP/TS receipt. Improved integration of TS and SCP into cancer survivorship care is needed.
- Subjects
TUMOR diagnosis; TUMOR treatment; AGE distribution; BONE marrow transplantation; CANCER chemotherapy; CANCER patients; CENTRAL nervous system; CONFIDENCE intervals; MEDICAL protocols; HEALTH outcome assessment; SELF-evaluation; SURVEYS; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; EARLY detection of cancer; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Journal of Adolescent & Young Adult Oncology, 2017, Vol 6, Issue 4, p573
- ISSN
2156-5333
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/jayao.2017.0003