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ACCC recognizes July as Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month.
The rising costs of anti-cancer treatment in the United States have placed adolescents and young adults with cancer at an increased risk for financial toxicity.
The overall cancer rate among adolescents and young adults is on a gradual increase, thus creating the need for oncology programs geared towards young adults and adolescents.
ACCC convened its members, sponsors, and industry partners in person (for the first time since the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic) and online for the 48th Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit in Washington, D.C., enabling more people to participate in ways in which they were most comfortable.
This study looked at how work motivation can impact career readiness, core self-evaluation, and work personality.
Poor access to care among AYA patients is not only evident in low clinical trial enrollment. The struggle to access much-needed care continues when treatment concludes. Most AYA cancer survivors must learn to navigate follow-up medical care on their own.
Laura Holmes Haddad shares how her battle with breast cancer changed her perception of the resources available to younger adults with cancer, and what cancer programs can do to meet their needs.
In 2010, at age 29, Jenna Benn Shersher was diagnosed with Gray Zone Lymphoma, a rare blood cancer that affects fewer than 300 people nationwide. During her treatment, Jenna felt deeply isolated due to a compromised immune system that kept her mostly confined to her home. To connect with others, she filmed herself dancing “the twist” and posted the video online, inviting others to dance with …
For most providers and other professionals in the healthcare industry, information about coronavirus (COVID-19) is coming fast and furious. As we strive to flatten the curve of the spread of the virus, a "new normal" of patient care delivery has for many of us materialized seemingly overnight. Our workdays are likely getting busier, and our home lives more complicated. It’s getting more and more difficult …
Our team of young adult administrators quietly agreed that we were not doing all that we could for our young adult cancer patients. This session was our call to action. When we returned to our program, our team pledged do more for this often forgotten about patient population—the In-Betweeners.
Americans who identify as a sexual and gender minority (LGBTQI) have unique healthcare needs that are not being met by most healthcare providers. Discover how improvement in communication, provider education, screening recommendations, and more can help bridge disparities in care.
Although recently diagnosed adolescent males rank fertility as a top concern in their lives post-cancer treatment, less than half recall discussing sperm cryopreservation before their treatment. Indeed, one national survey found that less than half of oncologists routinely discuss sperm cryopreservation with their eligible male patients. Why? A recent article in Oncology Issues identified several barriers …
Fertility preservation is an increasing concern for adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer. However, not all newly diagnosed males discuss fertility preservation with a healthcare provider before treatment. This quality improvement project describes the oncofertility program development that was part of a larger goal to develop an AYA oncology program at our institution, the University …
A Medical Home for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer 28 OI | November–December 2013 | www.accc-cancer.org www.accc-cancer.org | November–December 2013 | OI 29 A ccording to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), 70,000 Americans ages 15 to 39 are diagnosed with cancer each year. NCI also reports that adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are much …
NCCN Guidelines define an adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology patient as an individual between 15 and 39 years of age at the time of initial diagnosis.
The adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivor popu- lation, ages 15 to 39 as defined by the National Cancer Insti- tute,1 faces many barriers and challenges in its journey from diagnosis to survivorship. For example, AYA cancer survivors experience poorer outcomes1 and have a lack of access to in- surance. This scenario is particularly true in the state of Tex- as, which has an overall uninsured …
Oncofertility is a somewhat new term that is used to describe cancer-related fertility issues. Unfortunately, it is a cancer care domain that is often avoided or forgotten by clinicians.
From the recent ACCC 33rd National Oncology Conference, this is the second in a two-part blog series highlighting featured speaker sessions focused on adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients. On Friday morning, October 21, conference attendees heard the AYA patient voice loud and clear in a riveting presentation by Suleika Jaouad, author of the award-winning New York Times column, “Life, …
What does it mean to “be loud”? Sometimes it means just being heard. For adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients, that can be a challenge.
Too often, teen and young adult cancer patients are treated in pediatric hospitals designed with young children in mind, or in adult hospitals alongside elderly cancer patients. These patients often feel like they are receiving treatment in a “no man’s land” where their particular needs are not supported.