Open AccessPoor-Prognosis Metastatic Cancers in Adolescents and Young Adults: Incidence Patterns, Trends, and Disparities
Author(s) -
Jessica Sheth Bhutada,
Amie E. Hwang,
Lihua Liu,
Dennis Deapen,
David R. Freyer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jnci cancer spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.345
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2515-5091
DOI - 10.1093/jncics/pkab039
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , young adult , breast cancer , cancer , epidemiology , stomach cancer , demography , physics , optics , sociology
For adolescents and young adults (AYAs, aged 15-39 years) with cancer, metastatic disease at diagnosis is the strongest predictor of mortality, but its associations with age and sociodemographic factors are largely unexplored.
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