Adolescent Cancer and Health-Related Decision-Making: An Australian Multi-Perspective Family Analysis of Appointment Attendance and Involvement in Medical and Lifestyle Choices

Claire E Wakefield; Jordana K McLoone; Catharine AK Fleming; Michelle Peate; Emily J Thomas; Ursula Sansom-Daly; Phyllis Butow; Richard J Cohn

Journal article

Adolescent Cancer and Health-Related Decision-Making: An Australian Multi-Perspective Family Analysis of Appointment Attendance and Involvement in Medical and Lifestyle Choices

Claire E Wakefield, Jordana K McLoone, Catharine AK Fleming, Michelle Peate, Emily J Thomas, Ursula Sansom-Daly, Phyllis Butow, Richard J Cohn

JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC | Published : 2011

DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2011.0030

University of Melbourne Researchers

Michelle Peate Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia

Funding Acknowledgements

We thank Sarah Ellis (research officer) and Kate Lenthen (senior social worker) at Sydney Children's Hospital, and Dr. Kelly Mok (medical oncologist) at Prince of Wales Hospital for their contributions to this study. The study was supported by the Leukaemia Foundation of Australia and the Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation. Dr. Wakefield is supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (ID 510421) and the Cancer Institute NSW.