Clinical Case Database / Category: Patient Management
Malignancy in teenagers and young adults
Publication details
Dr Robert Goldspring, Dr Fiona Roberts
Foundation Years Journal, volume 6, issue 9, p.24 (123Doc Education, London, October 2012)
Abstract
Cancer is the commonest medical related cause of death in teenagers and young adults. Overall, it is second only to accidents (1, 2, 3). In the United Kingdom, six teenagers and young adults are diagnosed with cancer every day (1). In 2005, NICE Guidance on Improving Outcomes in Children and Young Adults with Cancer was published and there has been a significant improvement in services. There has been recognition that they require not only specialised care, but also psychological, social, educational and developmental support (3, 4). Here we report a case history of a young woman of 22 with metastatic breast cancer.
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Authors
Dr Robert Goldspring
Specialty Registar in Clinical Oncology
Dr Fiona Roberts
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
References
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