On cancer control and the adolescent

Latest Estimates of Survival Rates of the 24 Most Common Cancers in Adolescent and Young Adult Americans

“…Specific training programs in AYAO and the development of a formal discipline may eventuate. 17 Meanwhile, several practical suggestions should facilitate early detection of cancer in AYAs 18 and promote referral to a cancer center where clinical trials are a priority.…”

Life satisfaction in adult survivors of cancer during adolescence: what contributes to the latter satisfaction with life?

“…Since there is evidence that an older age at diagnosis is also associated with a reduced QoL [10,12] and most of the studies focused on a younger age at diagnosis, the aim of this study was to investigate the satisfaction of life in survivors who were diagnosed during adolescence by use of the FLZ M . This approach is crucial from a developmental perspective, since adolescent cancer patients are confronted with dual stressors: the cancer diagnosis and the normative stressors of the vulnerable phase of adolescence as well [33,34]. While many survivors of childhood cancer are keen to leave the cancer experience behind, the achievement of developmental milestones of adolescent cancer patients might be hampered [35] and influence the latter satisfaction with life.…”

Health status and health-related quality of life in adolescent survivors of cancer in childhood

“…The majority of teens transit through the adolescent years smoothly and uneventfully, but the potential for problems seems obvious when the assault of a potentially fatal malignant disease is superimposed. Some recent reviews have addressed the particular challenges faced by adolescent survivors of cancer [2][3][4]. These reflect the imposition of the cancer experience on an already challenging maturational trajectory [3].…”

“…Observations like these have prompted examination of social support systems for these individuals, with special attention having been paid to the role of the family. It has been shown that adolescent survivors of cancer report lower levels of family cohesion than in a comparative sample of healthy adolescents and their families [2]. Facing such problems, it is not surprising that adolescent survivors of cancer have been reported to exhibit an unusually high prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder [7].…”