Social Media and the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Patient with Cancer

A healthcare social media research article published in Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports, February 17, 2016

Title
Social Media and the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Patient with Cancer
Authors (alpha)
Emily K. Drake, Miguel-Angel Perales, Naveen Pemmaraju, William A. Wood
Published
February 17, 2016
Journal
Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports
Impact Factor
2.2
DOI
10.1007/s11899-016-0313-6
Pubmed
26893061
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A healthcare social media research article published in Current Hematologic Malignancy Reports, February 17, 2016

Abstract

Over 70,000 adolescent and young adults (AYA) aged 15 to 39 years are diagnosed with cancer each year in the US. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has identified AYA cancer patients as a unique population. The most common cancers in this age group include tumors typically seen in pediatric patients such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and brain tumors, as well as cancers more typically seen in adult patients such as breast cancer and melanoma. In addition, some cancers have their highest incidence in AYA patients, such as Hodgkin Lymphoma, testicular cancer, and bone tumors. AYA patients face additional unique issues due to their age, not just questions about treatment choices due to lack of data but also questions about fertility, relationships, loss of autonomy, and interruptions in school/work with potentially significant financial complications. This age group also has very high rates of social media usage with up to 90 % of adults aged 18 to 29 using social networking sites. In this review, we will describe the use of social media in AYAs with cancer and highlight some of the online resources for AYAs.

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