Published on: September 17, 2020
Cancers in adolescents and young adults (AYAs)—in ages 15 to 39—are the focus of a new report published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians on September 17, 2020. The researchers looked at rates and trends by sex and race/ethnicity, across 3 smaller age groups: Ages 15 to 19 (referred to as adolescents or teens), ages 20 to 29, and ages 30 to 39.
Published on: September 7, 2020
American Cancer Society grantee Abby Rosenberg, MD, MS, MA, developed and runs a coaching program to help cancer patients ages 12 through 25 build skills that improve resilience.
Published on: January 8, 2020
The death rate from cancer in the US declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year drop ever recorded, according to annual statistics reporting from the American Cancer Society.
Published on: October 4, 2017
Alix Seif, MD, MPH, is studying a new type of immunotherapy that could teach the immune system long-term memory. The goal is for the immune system to kill any new leukemia cells for the rest of the child's life.
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