title: The History and Accomplishments of the LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article outlines the history, background, and accomplishments of the LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance, a program of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, was developed as a vehicle for a strategic plan designed to implement the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Progress Review Group (AYAO PRG) recommendations. The AYAO PRG was co-sponsored by Lance Armstrong Foundation and the National Cancer Institute (NCI); both LIVESTRONG and NCI provide strategic oversight and guidance to the Alliance. Highlights and accomplishments: The Alliance accomplishments include the publication of disease-specific retrospective analyses, funding of an AYA cohort study and biorepository proposal, publication of two position statements on guidelines for care of AYAs with cancer and training for AYA oncology health professionals, promotion of an international charter of rights for AYA cancer patients, creation and distribution of a survey to college health professionals, creation and implementation of a Cancer Centers Working Group and Institutional Review Board Toolkit, and continued growth and collaboration through an annual meeting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The growth and success of the Alliance has coincided with the growth of AYA oncology as a field. The collaborative environment of the Alliance draws together a diverse group of individuals united in the effort to increase survival rates and improve the quality of life for adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer.
authors.affiliation: 1 Science Applications International Corporation , Frederick, Maryland.
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mathews-Bradshaw
authors.affiliation: 2 Steering Committee, a program of the Lance Armstrong Foundation , Austin, Texas.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: 2 Steering Committee, a program of the Lance Armstrong Foundation , Austin, Texas.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.affiliation: 3 LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance, a program of the Lance Armstrong Foundation , Austin, Texas.
authors.forename: Kelli
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Craddock
authors.affiliation: 3 LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance, a program of the Lance Armstrong Foundation , Austin, Texas.|4 Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology and Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: Brandon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hayes-Lattin