Teens with cancer report worse pain, mental health a year after advance care planning
Teens with cancer who participated in family-centered advance care planning reported greater levels of pain, depression and anxiety after...
Feb 3
AYA Patients With Cancer, ‘In Between’ Kids and Adults, Face Unique Concerns
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer, who find themselves between pediatric and adult patients, often face concerns and...
Jan 6
As patients develop cancer at younger ages, psycho-oncologists are studying the mental health impact
While increased awareness of the growing rates of cancer in younger populations is important, psychologists say the conversation needs to...
Oct 4, 2024
How Cancer Can Shape Young Patients’ Sense of Identity
As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE® spoke with Lillian Dugan of the Dear Jack Foundation about how a cancer diagnosis ‘adds a...
Apr 12, 2024
A Parent's Journey: Supporting an Adult Child Battling Cancer
As a caregiver for your adult child and their family, you must prioritize your health to remain strong enough for your caregiving role....
Jan 26, 2024
Palliative Care Important for Young Patients During ‘Identity Development’
Palliative care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer is important for symptom management and during a time of...
Dec 6, 2023
Social Connectedness May Improve Wellbeing in Young Cancer Survivors
Increased levels of social isolation are prominent among young adult cancer survivors and can be detrimental to overall wellbeing,...
Aug 18, 2023
Navigating cancer as a young adult: Going away to college
Dealing with cancer as a teenager or young adult living at home can be difficult, but what happens when you go away to college? Whether...
Jul 12, 2023
Caring for adult children with cancer: 4 tips for parents
But what do you do when your adult child receives a cancer diagnosis? What’s the best way to support them then, at age 25, 35 or even...
May 4, 2023
American Academy of Pediatrics Issues New Recommendations on Hospitalized Adolescents
The American Academy of Pediatrics has published new recommendations on the needs of adolescents who are hospitalized within its first...
Jan 30, 2023