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OBJECTIVE:: This position statement from the Canadian Task Force on Adolescents and Young Adults with cancer aims to (1) conceptualize the numerous transition experiences encountered by adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer; and (2) provide…

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs [15 to 29 years of age]) with cancer have a distinct cancer epidemiology, evolving hormonal milieu, maturing development, transitions in autonomy, increasing demands in education, entry into the workplace and family…

The overall cure rate for cancer in childhood now exceeds 70% and is projected to reach 85% by the year 2010 in industrialized countries. Therefore, major attention is being placed on reducing the side effects of therapy. However, 85% of the world's…

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