Purpose Adolescents and young adults (AYAs, 15–39 years) with cancer face unique medical, psychosocial and developmental challenges. Existing conceptual models help explain AYA cancer experiences but ...

Eine Krebserkrankung im Jugend- und jungen Erwachsenenalter kann den Körper verändern und damit häufig auch das eigene Körperbild. Eine Literaturübersicht zeigt einen Bedarf an psychosozialer, individ...

A cancer diagnosis in adolescence or young adulthood can change the body — and often the way people see it. A literature review points to a need for psychosocial support that is flexible and tailored ...

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PURPOSERare diseases are difficult to fully capture, and regularly call for large, geographically dispersed initiatives. Such initiatives are often met with data harmonization challenges. These challe...

Access to health data is essential to all research. This is especially the case in fields where data has historically been limited, such as Adolescent and

Federated learning has emerged as a transformative technique in the fields of AI and healthcare, offering a potential solution to harness data from diverse s...

General introduction. Part 1 of a workshop hosted by University Health Network / Princess Margaret Hospital from 1-2 October 2025.

Tomaž Deželak, member of our Patient Advisory Board (PAB) and Youth Cancer Europe patient advocate, works with STRONG-AYA researchers on the development of

In 2022, according to the Global Cancer Observatory, >115 000 adolescents and young adults (AYAs; aged 15-39 years) were diagnosed with cancer across …

Objective This review explores the impact of cancer on adolescents' and young adults' (AYAs) romantic and sexual relationships, examining both challenges and opportunities. Methods Qualitative stu...

STRONG-AYA is a new, interdisciplinary, multi-stakeholder European network to improve healthcare services, research and outcomes for adolescents and young Adults (AYA) with cancer, defined as individu...

Flor Pasturino, master's student from the Higher School of Studies "Ferdinando Rossi", has recently completed her thesis that shines a spotlight on a critical