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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2024

Adapting an Adolescent and Young Adult Program Housed in a Quaternary Cancer Centre to a Regional Cancer Centre: Creating Equitable Access to Developmentally Tailored Support.

Marlie Smith, Simone Kurup, Kaviya Devaraja, Shaayini Shanawaz, Lorrie Reynolds, Jill Ross, Andrea Bezjak, Abha A Gupta, Alisha Kassam

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Marlie SmithAdolescent and Young Adult Program, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
Simone KurupAdolescent and Young Adult Program, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
Kaviya DevarajaAdolescent and Young Adult Program, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3433-5242
Shaayini ShanawazAdolescent and Young Adult Program, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
Lorrie ReynoldsCentral Regional Cancer Program, Stronach Regional Cancer Centre, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON L3Y 2P9, Canada.
Jill RossChildhood Cancer Care, Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, Toronto, ON M5G 1V2, Canada.
Andrea BezjakDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
Abha A GuptaAdolescent and Young Adult Program, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
Alisha KassamDepartment of Pediatrics, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON L3Y 2P9, Canada.

Funding

The expansion of the PM AYA program to the community was possible through funding from the Princess Margaret Partnership Program. N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, representing those between 15 and 39 years of age, face distinctive challenges balancing their life stage with the physical, emotional, and social impacts of a cancer diagnosis. These challenges include fertility concerns, disruptions to educational and occupational pursuits, issues related to body image and sexual health, and the need for age-appropriate psychosocial support within their communities. The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PM), a quaternary care center, established a specialized AYA program in 2014, offering holistic and developmentally tailored psychosocial support and currently, efforts are underway to expand this to other regions in the province to address the need for equitable access. The establishment process involves securing funding, conducting an environmental scan, identifying service gaps, developing clinical pathways, and implementing AYA supportive care. An accessible AYA program should also consider social determinants of health, social location, intersectionality, and an interdisciplinary health approach in understanding health inequities in AYA oncology care. This paper describes the processes implemented and challenges faced in creating a community-based AYA program beyond major resource-rich cities and efforts to address intersectionality.

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NeoplasmsAdolescentHumansMedical OncologyYoung Adultadolescent and young adultcancerequitable accessoncologyprogram developmentsupportive care

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PMID38534928
PMCPMC10969112

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