This month on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 9pm ET we join together with #ayacsm co-founders, Emily Drake (@EK_Drake), cancer researcher, and Bill Paymaster (@ukfann00) of Hope For Young Adults with Cancer (@Hope4YAWC) to discuss The Needs of Young Adult Gyn Cancer Patients. It is important that adolescent and young adult patients receive age-appropriate supportive care.
We will be using these topic questions to lead our discussion:
T1: Do gyn cancer symptoms present differently in the Adolescent/Young Adult (AYA) population than they do in the adult/older adult population?
T2: What are some unique aspects of being diagnosed with a gyn cancer as a young adult?
T3: How soon should AYA patients, or in some cases their parents, initiate a conversation with their oncologists about fertility?
T4: In your experience, do providers discuss and provide resources related to surgical menopause?
T5: Are special support programs in place to help AYA? What about support from other AYA patients specifically?
T6: What roadblocks exist and what advice would you give to AYA regarding sharing their diagnosis with others - when looking for higher education, employment, dating, etc?
For more information on Adolescent and Young Adults with Cancer visit:
- https://www.cancer.gov/types/aya via @theNCI
- https://www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/young-adults-and-teenagers/cancer-support-young-adults via @CancerDotNet
We look forward to having you join us Wednesday on Twitter.
Dee and Christina
#gyncsm Co-Founders
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