Sujin Ann-Yi, Angelique Wong, Jimin Wu, Maira Charone, Karen Baumgartner, Cindy L Carmack, Debra Castro, Diana Guzman, Manju Joy, Leela Kuriakose, Kevin Madden, John Najera, Imelda Pangemanan, Sabeena Rajani, Monica Raznahan, Holly Stewart, Kimmie Tallie, Kimberson Tanco, Donna Zhukovsky, Eduardo Bruera
Young adult (YA) aged cancer patients have unique psychosocial needs with studies indicating more symptoms and emotional distress compared to older patients. Our study aimed to compare clinical characteristics and symptom distress between YAs and older adults. We retrospectively studied 896 randomly selected patients across 3 age groups: 18-39 YAs ( n = 297), 40-64 ( n = 300), and 65 and older ( n = 299). We compared medical, psychosocial history, Morphine Equivalent Daily Dose (MEDD), Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) scores, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores at the time of initial inpatient consultation with supportive care...
July 26, 2022: Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology