open access: Do current cancer follow-up care practices meet the needs of young adult cancer survivors in Canada? A qualitative inquiry | Miedema | Current Oncology

Do current cancer follow-up care practices meet the needs of young adult cancer survivors in Canada? A qualitative inquiry | Miedema | Current Oncology

Purpose

The purpose of the present study was to assess whether current cancer follow-up care practices meet the needs of young adult cancer survivors in Canada.

Methods

This qualitative study used a constructivist grounded theory framework to analyze telephone interviews with cancer survivors from across Canada diagnosed between the ages of 18 and 39 years. The focus was specifically on cancer follow-up care ( cfc ).....