Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 1910 |
| Journal | Cancers |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| State | Published - May 2024 |
Funding
B.D.G.: Former consultant for SureMed Compliance, advisory board member for Elly Health, Inc. H.S.L.J.: Consultant for SBR Biosciences, grant funding from Kite Pharma. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. This work was supported in part by institutional funds via the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program of Moffitt Cancer Center, an NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center (P30CA076292; PI: Cleveland). R.S.F. was supported by the NIH/NCI (K08CA247973: PI: Fox).
Keywords
- advanced cancer
- behavior therapy
- behavioral intervention
- metastases
- psychosocial support
- young adult
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
