Wiley Oncology has presented a collection of manuscripts describing a National Cancer Institute workshop entitled Next Steps for Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology: A Scientific Update.The meeting was held in September 2014 and included discussions from 5 separate working groups focusing on the following topics: Epidemiology, Basic Biology, Clinical Trials, Health Services and Medical Care, and Health-related Quality of Life and Symptoms.
You can read the recommendations on future research priorities in the articles below.
- Next Steps for Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Workshop: An update on progress and recommendations for the future
- Incidence and incidence trends of the most frequent cancers in adolescent and young adult Americans, including nonmalignant/noninvasive tumors
- Comparison of cancer survival trends in the United States of adolescents and young adults with those in children and older adults
- Biologic and clinical characteristics of adolescent and young adult cancers: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, and sarcoma
- Social well-being among adolescents and young adults with cancer: A systematic review
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