Aims and objectives To explore young adult cancer patients' experiences of support from
their private social network during cancer treatment. Background Cancer treatment in young …

Online health communities offer the promise of support benefits to users, in particular
because these communities enable users to find peers with similar experiences. Building …

This study provides foundational data regarding instances of nonsupport (ie instances when
support was expected from someone but not received) in the cancer context. In a sample of …

En 2019, 220 400 individus ont reçu un diagnostic de cancer au Canada. La population des
jeunes adultes atteints du cancer (JAC)(âgés de 18 à 39 ans) représente 8, 3% de ce lot …

Abstract Young adults (ie, age 18-39) only comprise 4% of the total cancer population, yet
cancers in this group are commonly found at more advanced stages due to situational …

When a person has a health crisis, the availability of social support affects both their physical
and mental health. Online communities can make support available by providing a place to …

Cancer in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) is defined by the National Cancer Institute
(2019) as diagnoses occurring among those aged 15 to 39 years and is unique from cancer …