Need for Behavioral Interventions for Young Adults Living with Advanced Cancer in the U.S

The population of young adults (YAs) aged 18-39 living with advanced cancer is growing and faces a compounded set of challenges at the intersection of age and disease. Despite these substantial challenges, behavioral interventions tailored to YAs living with advanced cancer remain scarce. This comme...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cancers 2024-05, Vol.16 (10), p.1910
Hauptverfasser: Gudenkauf, Lisa M, Fox, Rina S, Gonzalez, Brian D, Jim, Heather S L, Salsman, John M, Victorson, David E, Sanford, Stacy D, Oswald, Laura B
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Zusammenfassung:The population of young adults (YAs) aged 18-39 living with advanced cancer is growing and faces a compounded set of challenges at the intersection of age and disease. Despite these substantial challenges, behavioral interventions tailored to YAs living with advanced cancer remain scarce. This commentary aims to (1) discuss the unmet psychological, social, and behavioral needs of YAs living with advanced cancer; (2) highlight the paucity of behavioral interventions tailored to this growing population; (3) offer recommendations for the development of behavioral interventions targeting the unique needs of YAs living with advanced cancer; and (4) describe potential far-reaching public health benefits of these targeted behavioral interventions.
ISSN:2072-6694
2072-6694
DOI:10.3390/cancers16101910