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Adolescent and young adult patients with cancer: a milieu of unique features.
Nature reviews. Clinical oncology - 1 Aug 2015
Sender Leonard, Zabokrtsky Keri B
Abstract excerpt
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer are a unique category of patients who, depending on age at time of diagnosis, might receive treatment from oncologists specializing either in the treatment of children or adults. In the USA, AYA oncology generally encompasses patients 15-39 years of age. AYA patients with cancer typically present with diseases that span the spectrum from 'paediatric' cancers...
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