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Standard of Care Research Survey for Healthcare Providers(0)

December 14, 2009

The Young Adult Alliance has developed a survey to assess how oncology care is currently delivered, or planned to be delivered, to adolescents and young adult cancer patients (roughly between the ages 15-39 years) at institutions across the country.
The information provided in the survey will inform and guide the task force in identifying the unique medical [...]

Aging out of Coverage: Young Adults With Special Health Needs

ishman E, Health Affairs, 20(6): 254-266, November/December 2001
Young adults with disabilities and chronic conditions have high uninsurance rates, while Medicaid and Medicare are closed to many of them. Federal legislation to allow states to offer Medicaid to employed persons with disabilities has met with an unenthusiastic reaction thus far in the states, with few using the [...]

Lack of Clinical Trial Participation May Contribute to Lower Survival Rates

from HealthOrbit
A new study finds poor survival rates among young adults and older adolescents with some cancers may be partially explained by the lack of participation in clinical trials.  The study, published in the May 1, 2005 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, found that age-dependent survival rates among patients with [...]

Cancer Epidemiology in Older Adolescents and Young Adults 15 to 29 Years of Age

In a landmark moment for young adults with cancer, the National Cancer Institute recently released the first detailed publication dedicated to cancer incidence and outcomes in adolescents and young adults, Cancer Epidemiology in Older Adolescents and Young Adults 15 to 29 Years of Age, Including SEER Incidence and Survival: 1975-2000. Contributors to the publication include PC [...]


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