Years after diagnosis, many young cancer survivors continue to struggle socially stat : EurekAlert

Cancer is published on behalf of the American Cancer Society by Wiley and can be accessed online at http://wileyonlinelibrary. Although it improved somewhat over the first year following diagnosis, social functioning remained significantly lower compared with population norms after 24 months. A new study indicates that the social difficulties faced by many adolescent and young adult cancer survivors often persist for years after their diagnosis. The authors also examined the different trajectories of social functioning over time, and found that one in three of the cancer survivors reported consistently low social functioning across all timepoints. Adolescence and young adulthood is a challenging period of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development, and a cancer diagnosis and its treatment can compound these challenges for young patients.




Colorectal Cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S. A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that the number of young adults with colorectal cancer is increasing in the United States. In 2017, the ACS is expecting 95,250 colon cancer new cases, and 39,910 rectal cancer new cases. They found that people born around 1990 have double the risk of colorectal cancer when compared to people born around 1950. Pochapin also said that doctors need to be aware of the possibilities of colorectal cancer in younger adults.


A new study by the American Cancer Society (ACS) revealed an alarming increase in colorectal cancer among young adults in the United States. The findings have been shared as March is being observed as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to raise awareness. According to the study, the risks of colon cancer and rectal cancer among young Americans in their mid-20s now has doubled and quadrupled from forty years ago. The Cancer Center Treatment Centers of America's Dr. Kevin E. Woods said he often treats young adults for the potentially deadly disease of colorectal cancer, and some of the patients are in their early or late 20s. The researchers found an unprecedented rise in the number of colon as well as rectal cancers among young American adults, rates of the deadly diseases among older Americans declined.


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