Cancer in adolescents and young adults: A narrative review of the current status and a view of the future

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 495-501

  Barr, Ronald D ^a   Ferrari, Andrea ^b   Ries, Lynn ^c   Whelan, Jeremy ^d   Bleyer, W Archie ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d and University of Bristol   (United Kingdom)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER REHABILITATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; EXERCISE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SECOND CANCER; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEXUALITY; TERMINAL CARE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INCIDENCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT TRANSFER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84965169304     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4689     Document Type: Article

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