A COMPARISON OF OLDER AND YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS LIVING AFTER THE SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF LARYNGEAL-CANCER

.This study examined adjustment, communication, and functional indepen dence in younger (mean age 52 yrs) and older (mean age 73 yrs) individ uals with laryngeal cancer, The results of this retrospective study of male laryngeal cancer survivors (n = 124) revealed that older larynge al cancer survivors were as well adjusted as younger laryngeal cancer survivors, Seventy-eight percent of the subjects demonstrated good ove rall adjustment to their cancer, Both age groups experienced similar d egrees of communication apprehension and reported comparable numbers o f communication problems, Similar abilities to perform activities of d aily living were found between groups, Significant relationships exist ed among the adjustment, communication, and functional independence sc ales.