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Play, Leisure Activities, Cognitive Health, and Quality of Life Among Older Cancer Survivors

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Quality of Life Among Cancer Survivors

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The purpose of this chapter is to explore the relationship between play, leisure activities, cognitive health, and quality of life among older cancer survivors. Older cancer survivors in particular face not only the detrimental effects of a cancer diagnosis but also age-related chronic diseases and/or physical limitations. In addition, for those who have undergone chemotherapy, cognitive impairment known as “chemo-brain or chemo-fog” has been associated with cognitive changes on quality of life among elderly cancer survivors.

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Fitzpatrick, T.R. (2018). Play, Leisure Activities, Cognitive Health, and Quality of Life Among Older Cancer Survivors. In: Fitzpatrick, T. (eds) Quality of Life Among Cancer Survivors . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75223-5_2

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