Disparities in Cancer Survival Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Population-Based Study of 88 000 Patients.
Caitlin C MurphyPhilip J LupoMichael E RothNaomi J WinickSandi L PruittPublished in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2022)
Our study adds urgency to well-documented disparities in cancer survival in older adults by demonstrating persistent differences in relative survival and all-cause mortality in AYAs. Findings point to several areas of future research to address disparities in this unique population of cancer patients.