title: Challenges for cancer care delivery to adolescents and young adults: present and future.
abstract: Adolescents and young adults occupy a unique place within the cancer community due to the challenges they face related to disease biology, access to care, and psychosocial and socioeconomic circumstances. Efforts to define specific needs and targets for intervention in these areas are under way and evolving. This review will discuss the current and future challenges in delivering quality care to this population.
authors.affiliation: Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., USA.
authors.forename: Mathew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Meeneghan
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000209:etiology; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents