Young Adult Oncology
The Patients and Their Survival Challenges

Archie Bleyer, MD
Dr. Bleyer is Adolescent and Young Adult Oncologist and Medical Advisor, Cancer Treatment Center, St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, OR; Adolescent and Young Adult Oncologist, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR; and Director, CureSearch/National Childhood Cancer Foundation, Bethesda, MD, and Arcadia, CA.

This review describes these issues relevant and specific to 15- to 29-year-olds with cancer and their caregivers. The ultimate goal is to heighten awareness of a relatively neglected group of patients who, during the next half century, deserve better. (full article)

Wall Street Journal
Cancer Survival Gap: Progress Stalls for Young Adults

In the past 30 years, new drugs and better treatments have helped many cancer patients survive longer. But one group hasn't benefited as much from these changes, leading some oncologists to focus increasingly on the role age plays in surviving cancer. While children and older adults are surviving longer than they have in the past, rates for young people between the ages of 15 and 40 have barely budged. (full article)

 

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