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Communication Challenges in Korean Families Coping With Adolescent Cancer

Heeyeon Son
Yesol Yang
Nancy Crego
Sharron L. Docherty
ONF 2020, 47(6), E190-E198 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.E190-E198
Purpose: To examine the family communication experience of Korean adolescents with cancer and their parents, including how adolescents and their parents verbally share feelings and concerns related to the adolescent’s cancer diagnosis with one another, and how emotional communication affects parent...
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Integrative Literature Review on Psychological Distress and Coping Strategies Among Survivors of Adolescent Cancer

Hyewon Shin
Robin Bartlett
Jennie C. De Gagne
ONF 2020, 47(5), E131-E148 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.E131-E148
Problem Identification: Cancer survivors, particularly those diagnosed in adolescence, are faced with physical, mental, and emotional stressors associated with the disease and its treatment. These stressors add to the demand placed on survivors’ already taxed coping skills. This article reviews the...
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Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease: Challenges With Transition to Adult Health Care

Maureen Varty
Lori L. Popejoy
CJON 2020, 24(4), 451-454 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.451-454
Because life expectancy has increased greatly in the past few decades for individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD), transition to the adult healthcare setting has become a necessity to continue disease management. Transition for young adults with SCD is associated with declining health...
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Young Women With Breast Cancer: Treatment, Care, and Nursing Implications

Barbara Corey
Mary Alison Smania
Heather Spotts
Michelle Andersen
CJON 2020, 24(2), 139-147 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.139-147
Background: Young women with breast cancer (YWBC) are more likely to have aggressive disease, carry mutations for hereditary cancer genes, and experience higher mortality. They also may face reduced fertility because of the toxicity of chemotherapy. Objectives: This article aims to present a review...
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Fertility Preservation: Improving Access Through Nurse-Advocated Financial Assistance

Rosemary Semler
Bridgette Thom
CJON 2019, 23(5), 27-30 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.S2.27-30
Background: Young adult patients and survivors may face impaired fertility or infertility as a result of their cancer treatment, and many will need costly assisted reproductive technology to build their families. Fertility nurse specialists (FNSs) can play a role in alleviating the distress...
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