[Cancer in teenagers]
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Published on: February 1, 2018
Nathalie Gaspar1, Laurence Brugières
1Département de cancérologie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, institut Gustave-Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France.
Abstract:
Cancer is a rare disease in teenagers with only 800 new cases each year in France. Different tumor types are diagnosed in this age group, mainly hematologic malignancies (leukemias and lymphomas), bone and soft tissue sarcomas, germ cell tumors and brain tumors. Besides the need of a specific psycho-social support for the patients and their families, one of the main issues in treating cancer in this age group is the existence of disparities of in the choice of treatment according to the type of structures (adult or pediatric) in which patients are treated. The impact of these disparities on the outcome of patients is still unknown and this issue requires a better collaboration of adult and pediatric teams involved in the care of these patients in order to optimize their treatment.
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