#young adult

The major goal is to understand why the incidence of disease is increasing in young people, for the purposes of prevention and treatment.

Incidence is increasing for six of 12 obesity-related cancers, including colorectal, kidney and pancreatic.

Among young people, rates of melanoma are especially alarming; it is now the second most-common cancer among young women aged 20–29.

Today, 16 states require insurance plans to cover fertility preservation care when treatment like chemotherapy risks infertility.

Nancy Balin raises testicular cancer awareness through her ‘Family Jewels Foundation’ in memory of her stepson, Jaimeson Jones.

The beauty industry may be opening their eyes to cancer and beauty, but it is only really superficial.

The findings also help explain why a class of targeted drugs appear not to be effective for this rare cancer in adolescents and young adults

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force endorses skin cancer prevention counseling for children and young adults.

Scientists plan to develop interventions that use social networks to improve the health outcomes of cancer survivors.

Researchers recommend that doctors discuss this problem at various points throughout treatment.