ACCCBUZZ BLOG

Childhood cancer, although rare, remains the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of 15 years. Despite its rarity, the impact of the disease in young people is long-lasting, with challenges extending well beyond the completion of treatment.

ACCC recognizes July as Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month.

The rising costs of anti-cancer treatment in the United States have placed adolescents and young adults with cancer at an increased risk for financial toxicity.

ACCC convened its members, sponsors, and industry partners in person (for the first time since the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic) and online for the 48th Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit in Washington, D.C., enabling more people to participate in ways in which they were most comfortable.

Poor access to care among AYA patients is not only evident in low clinical trial enrollment. The struggle to access much-needed care continues when treatment concludes. Most AYA cancer survivors must learn to navigate follow-up medical care on their own.

What does it mean to “be loud”? Sometimes it means just being heard. For adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients, that can be a challenge.