Adolescent and young adult oncology—past, present, and future

AG Close, A Dreyzin, KD Miller… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There are nearly 70,000 new cancer diagnoses made annually in adolescents and young
adults (AYAs) in the United States. Historically, AYA patients with cancer, aged 15 to 39 …

Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness

C Eccleston, E Fisher, E Law, J Bartlett… - … of systematic reviews, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Psychological therapies have been developed for parents of children and
adolescents with a chronic illness. Such therapies include interventions directed at the …

The development of coping: Implications for psychopathology and resilience

MJ Zimmer‐Gembeck… - Developmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The goal of this chapter is to review conceptual and empirical progress in the study of the
development of coping and to identify important ways in which this work may be useful to …

Close relationships and the management of chronic illness: Associations and interventions.

LM Martire, VS Helgeson - American Psychologist, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Self-management of a chronic illness involves not only monitoring symptoms, adhering to
medication regimens, and keeping medical appointments but also making and maintaining …

Psychological distress and unsatisfied need for psychosocial support in adolescent and young adult cancer patients during the first year following diagnosis

BJ Zebrack, V Corbett, L Embry, C Aguilar… - Psycho …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Identifying at‐risk adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients and referring
them to age‐appropriate psychosocial support services may be instrumental in reducing …

Health literacy in adolescents and young adults: an updated review

UM Sansom-Daly, M Lin, EG Robertson… - Journal of adolescent …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: Health literacy is important for health outcomes in adults. However, little is known
about the health literacy of adolescents and young adults (AYAs). The purpose of this study …

Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness

E Law, E Fisher, C Eccleston… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
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[HTML][HTML] Chronic illness and disordered eating: a discussion of the literature

VM Quick, C Byrd-Bredbenner, D Neumark-Sztainer - Advances in Nutrition, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper describes the prevalence of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors,
the reasons why these practices are endorsed, and the potential consequences in youths …

Psychosocial interventions for adolescents and young adult cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Richter, M Koehler, M Friedrich, I Hilgendorf… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients experience unique psychosocial needs
and developmental challenges. A cancer diagnosis can stress this development and disrupt …

How I treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia in older adolescents and young adults

E Curran, W Stock - Blood, The Journal of the American Society …, 2015 - ashpublications.org
At the intersection between children and older adults, the care of adolescent and young
adult (AYA) patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) poses unique challenges and …