Italian pediatric and adult oncology communities join forces for a national project dedicated to adolescents and young adults with cancer

Andrea Ferrari; Paola Quarello; Maurizio Mascarin; Giuseppe Luigi Banna; Angela Toss; Giovanna Sironi; Marco Zecca; Saverio Cinieri; Fedro Alessandro Peccatori

doi:10.1177/03008916211058790

Italian pediatric and adult oncology communities join forces for a national project dedicated to adolescents and young adults with cancer

Tumori. 2022 Apr;108(2):104-110. doi: 10.1177/03008916211058790. Epub 2021 Nov 28.

Authors

Andrea Ferrari¹, Paola Quarello², Maurizio Mascarin³, Giuseppe Luigi Banna⁴, Angela Toss⁵, Giovanna Sironi¹, Marco Zecca⁶, Saverio Cinieri⁷, Fedro Alessandro Peccatori⁸

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
² Pediatric Onco-Hematology, Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Division, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, University of Torino, Italy.
³ AYA and Pediatric Radiotherapy Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy.
⁴ Interdisciplinary Group for Translational Research and Clinical Trials, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy.
⁵ Department of Oncology and Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena, Italy.
⁶ Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
⁷ Medical Oncology Unit and Breast Unit, Ospedale Perrino ASL Brindisi, Italy.
⁸ Gynecologic Oncology Department, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 34841968
DOI: 10.1177/03008916211058790

Abstract

Adolescents and young adults with cancer have substantially different clinical and psychological needs compared to those of pediatric patients and of older adult patients. We describe the development of an Italian national project dedicated to adolescents and young adults with cancer.

Keywords: AIEOP; AIOM; AYA; Adolescents; Italy; young adults.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Aged
Child
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Medical Oncology*
Neoplasms* / psychology
Neoplasms* / therapy
Young Adult