Runcie Chidebe, Executive Director at Project PINK BLUE, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“It is well established that the news ‘you have cancer’ affect everyone, however, we do not know whether the news had greater impact on older or younger cancer survivors.
As part of our large national study of 1,374 cancer survivors, I presented part of the study results titled, ‘Age differences in psychological impact of cancer diagnosis and access to psychotherapy in Nigeria: A national study’ at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual scientific meeting – the largest gathering of aging scientists and gerontologists in United States.
In summary, participants’ access to psychological support on account of age showed that older adults were more likely than younger adults to be affected psychologically when they received the news of their cancer diagnosis.
This finding is not in agreement with studies in the USA, UK, China and many parts of world where younger cancer survivors were more impacted by the news of a cancer diagnosis. While our findings highlighted the uniqueness of Nigerian cancer survivors, I am curious to learn what you all may think is happening here.
Special thanks to my collaborators. Thanks to Project PINK BLUE and ABC Global Alliance for funding this study and the Psychological Support Centre.”
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