Title |
Model of Care for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: The Youth Project in Milan
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Published in |
Frontiers in Pediatrics, August 2016
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DOI | 10.3389/fped.2016.00088 |
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Authors |
Chiara Magni, Laura Veneroni, Matteo Silva, Michela Casanova, Stefano Chiaravalli, Maura Massimino, Carlo Alfredo Clerici, Andrea Ferrari |
Abstract |
Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer form a particular group of patients with unique characteristics, who inhabit a so-called "no man's land" between pediatric and adult services. In the last 10 years, the scientific oncology community has started to pay attention to these patients, implementing dedicated programs. A standardized model of care directed toward patients in this age range has yet to be developed and neither the pediatric nor the adult oncologic systems perfectly fit these patients' needs. The Youth Project of the Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan, dedicated to AYA with pediatric-type solid tumors, can be seen as a model of care for AYA patients, with its heterogeneous multidisciplinary staff and close cooperation with adult medical oncologists and surgeons. Further progress in the care of AYA cancer patients is still needed to improve their outcomes. |
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Switzerland | 2 | 33% |
United States | 2 | 33% |
Australia | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
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Spain | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 22 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Other | 4 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 13% |
Researcher | 3 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 2 | 9% |
Student > Master | 2 | 9% |
Other | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 8 | 35% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 26% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 9% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 4% |
Arts and Humanities | 1 | 4% |
Other | 2 | 9% |
Unknown | 8 | 35% |