Racial differences in long-term social, physical, and psychological health among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current guidelines for survivorship in adolescents and young adults (AYA) cancer are based on studies conducted in the United States and European AYA survivors. However, previous studies have shown that the health-related quality of life in cancer survivors can vary depending on race, yet the long-term health differences among AYA survivors by race/ethnicity have not been fully explored. Therefore, our aim is to compare the psychosocial and physical health of AYA survivors and their matched controls across different racial and ethnic groups.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the Korea NHANES from 2007 to 2018. We included AYA cancer survivors who were diagnosed with any type of c

SUBMITTER: Kim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10403852 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature