In medical practice, the unique characteristics of the age group between childhood and full
maturity, have not been as fully acknowledged as in educational circles, the criminal justice …

The past decade has seen the development of a network of specialist teenage and young
adult cancer centres across the UK. These provide expertise in treatment across the spectrum …

Increasing the awareness of the clinical and psychosocial needs that are particular to
adolescents and young adults (AYA) was a top priority, as was strengthening advocacy efforts to …

Young people with cancer have suffered from not being recognized as either children or
adult patients. The lack of an adequate number of centres, properly equipped for teenage …

Strong advocacy efforts are vital to ensuring that the unique medical, psychosocial, support
and educational needs of teenagers/adolescents and young adults living with cancer are met…

Institutes of Health (NIH) has instructed the 11 000 participants in the oestrogen-alone study
of the women’s health initiative (WHI), a large multicentre trial, to stop taking their study pills …

… The AYA-cancer movement was spearheaded by the efforts of Dr Adrian Whiteson (OBE)
and his wife, Myrna Whiteson (MBE), with the establishment of the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT…

… Whiteson advocates that neither treatment environment helps adolescents to make an …
In turn, argues Whiteson, this will help counter the culture of “look[ing] for other things first” …

Institutes of Health (NIH) has instructed the 11 000 participants in the oestrogen-alone study
of the women’s health initiative (WHI), a large multicentre trial, to stop taking their study pills …

Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults is a practical guide to cancer care in adolescents
and young adults. It considers the impact of diagnosis on individuals, and their families, as …