What is the primary reason that cancer is often diagnosed in its later stage in the older adult population?
a. Health care benefit coverage is often inadequate.
b. Symptoms are often masked by the effects of aging.
c. Clients are reluctant to seek help for early symptoms.
d. Symptoms are often attributed to the aging process.
D
Most cancer survivors (69%) are over the age of 60 (CCS, 2007). Health care professionals often wrongly attribute the symptoms of cancer or the symptoms from the side effects of treatment to aging. This often leads to late diagnosis or a failure to provide aggressive and effective treatment of symptoms.
While the older adult population may have a problem with adequate health care coverage, it is not the primary cause of delayed cancer diagnosis in this population.
While symptoms may be masked by the effects of aging, it is not the primary cause of delayed cancer diagnosis in this population.
While older adult clients can be reluctant to seek help for early symptoms, it is not the primary cause of delayed cancer diagnosis in this population.
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