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Nannis, Ellen D.; And Others – 1978
This paper discusses the attitudes of terminally ill adolescent patients towards their illness and their behaviors during their treatment. Preliminary results are reported on an ongoing study of 12 boys and six girls (age 8-21) with metastatic pediatric solid tumors and lymphomas that failed to respond to conventional treatment. Interviews of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Cancer
Hollenbeck, A. R.; And Others – 1978
The deleterious effects of separation and deprivation using children who were undergoing chemotherapy for childhood cancer was investigated. Extensive observational and physiological records were obtained on four children under five years of age during six weeks of treatment in a protected environment. In general, findings parallel those reported…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Cancer
