Purpose Given the overall increase in the number of adolescent and young adult (AYA)
cancer survivors, there has been a growing interest in identifying and implementing effective …

Background: Young adult (YA) cancer survivors have been historically under-represented in
cancer survivorship research, which has contributed to more disparate health outcomes …

Purpose: The purpose was to review main challenges experienced by adolescent and
young adult (AYA) cancer survivors (18–34 years) during transition to survivorship and their …

Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors face unique challenges not systematically
addressed by cancer clinicians. Four focus groups and two individual interviews were …

Purpose Though the need for risk-based follow-up care for survivors of adolescent and
young adult (AYA) cancer has been documented, survivors often report forgoing …

There are over 18 million cancer survivors in the United States [1]. Patients aged 15 to 39
years old at their initial diagnosis constitute the adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer …

Purpose A cancer diagnosis during adolescence or young adulthood (AYA; defined as ages
15–39) generates unique medical and psychosocial needs as developmental milestones …

Purpose: As survival rates of childhood, adolescent, and young adult (YA) cancers improve,
there is a growing population of YA cancer survivors who can provide insight into the lived …

Purpose: To explore and highlight the opportunities and challenges that underlie the
development of survivorship care for adolescent and young adult cancer. Methods: A …

Every year in Canada and the United States, about 26,000 adolescent and young adults
(AYA) between ages 15 and 29 years are diagnosed with cancer. Although the majority of …