Trends in Cancer Incidence in US Adolescents and Young Adults, 1973-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous studies have demonstrated that adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer are a distinct cancer population; however, research on long-term epidemiological trends and characteristics of cancers in AYAs is lacking.

Objective

To characterize the epidemiology of cancer in AYAs aged 15 to 39 years with respect to (1) patient demographic characteristics, (2) frequencies of cancer types, and (3) cancer incidence trends over time.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective, serial cross-sectional, population-based study used registry data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database from January 1, 1973, to December 31, 2015 (SEER 9 and SEER 18). The study population was from geographically distinct US regions, chosen

SUBMITTER: Scott AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7709088 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature