Kelley, R orcid.org/0000-0002-8838-0313, Surr, C, Griffiths, A et al. (2 more authors) (2021) Providing cancer treatment and care to people living with cancer and dementia: challenges and research-based recommendations. Cancer Nursing Practice, 20 (3). pp. 36-41. ISSN 1475-4266
Abstract
A growing number of people live with cancer and dementia. Dementia creates a particular set of challenges in all aspects of cancer treatment and care, including diagnosis, decision-making, access to appointments, monitoring of signs and symptoms of cancer and side effects of cancer treatment, and management of self-care tasks. People with cancer and dementia often require extensive support from family carers, and those without family support face additional challenges. This article uses the emerging UK evidence base on cancer and dementia to discuss the challenges that arise when providing cancer treatment and care to people with dementia and their families, and to make research-based recommendations on how to improve service provision for that population.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © RCN Publishing Company Limited 2021. This is an author produced version of an article published in Cancer Nursing Practice. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | cancer, cancer treatments, carers, clinical, cognitive impairment, dementia, families, mental health, neurology, patients, patient experience, patient outcomes, professional, quality of life |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Feb 2021 13:01 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2023 12:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | RCN Publishing |
Identification Number: | 10.7748/cnp.2021.e1754 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:171593 |