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Each year, nearly 70,000 adolescents and young adults (AYA) between the ages of 15 and 39 are diagnosed with cancer. This population faces unique short- and long-term health and psychosocial consequences. The National Cancer Policy Forum convened a public workshop to identify gaps and challenges in caring for AYA patients with cancer. Workshop presentations and discussions examined potential strategies to improve quality of care and patient outcomes.
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Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: Workshop Summary
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·2013
Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine's National Cancer Policy Forum in July 2013 to facilitate discussion about gaps and challenges in caring for adolescent and young adult cancer patients...
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