Emerging Cancer Survival Trends, Disparities, and Priorities in Adolescents and Young Adults: A California Cancer Registry-Based Study.
Diana J MokeKaiya TsaiAnn S HamiltonAmie E HwangLihua LiuDavid R FreyerDennis DeapenPublished in: JNCI cancer spectrum (2019)
For AYAs in aggregate, the historical cancer survival improvement gap has been closed. However, the growing survival disparities in AYA subsets reported here, including advanced stage disease, racial and ethnic minorities, and low SES, highlight new priorities in need of increased attention, including inequities in cancer care and delivery within this vulnerable population.