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Health-related quality of life in adolescents and young adults with cancer who received radiation therapy: a scoping review.

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Corrigan, KL; Reeve, BB; Salsman, JM; Siembida, EJ; Andring, LM; Geng, Y; Kouzy, R; Livingston, JA; Peterson, SK; Bishop, AJ; Smith, GL ...
Published in: Support Care Cancer
March 24, 2023

PURPOSE: Radiation therapy (RT) is a critical component of treatment for adolescents and young adults (AYAs, age 15-39 years old) diagnosed with cancer. Limited prior studies have focused on AYAs receiving RT despite the potentially burdensome effects of RT. We reviewed the literature to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in AYAs with cancer who received RT. METHODS: The MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases were searched in January 2022 to identify studies that analyzed HRQOL measured by patient-reported outcomes in AYAs who received RT. After title (n = 286) and abstract (n = 58) screening and full-text review (n = 19), articles that met eligibility criteria were analyzed. RESULTS: Six studies were analyzed. Two studies included AYAs actively receiving treatment and all included patients in survivorship; time between diagnosis and HRQOL data collection ranged from 3 to > 20 years. Physical and mental health were commonly assessed (6/6 studies) with social health assessed in three studies. AYA-relevant HRQOL needs were rarely assessed: fertility (1/6 studies), financial hardship (1/6), body image (0/6), spirituality (0/6), and sexual health (0/6). No study compared HRQOL between patients actively receiving RT and those post-treatment. None of the studies collected HRQOL data longitudinally. CONCLUSION: HRQOL data in AYAs receiving RT is limited. Future studies examining longitudinal, clinician- vs. patient-reported, and AYA-relevant HRQOL are needed to better understand the unique needs in this population.

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Support Care Cancer

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EISSN

1433-7339

Publication Date

March 24, 2023

Volume

31

Issue

4

Start / End Page

230

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Survivorship
  • Quality of Life
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms
  • Mental Health
  • Humans
  • Adult
  • Adolescent
 

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Corrigan, K. L., Reeve, B. B., Salsman, J. M., Siembida, E. J., Andring, L. M., Geng, Y., … Roth, M. (2023). Health-related quality of life in adolescents and young adults with cancer who received radiation therapy: a scoping review. Support Care Cancer, 31(4), 230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07682-x
Corrigan, Kelsey L., Bryce B. Reeve, John M. Salsman, Elizabeth J. Siembida, Lauren M. Andring, Yimin Geng, Ramez Kouzy, et al. “Health-related quality of life in adolescents and young adults with cancer who received radiation therapy: a scoping review.Support Care Cancer 31, no. 4 (March 24, 2023): 230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07682-x.
Corrigan KL, Reeve BB, Salsman JM, Siembida EJ, Andring LM, Geng Y, et al. Health-related quality of life in adolescents and young adults with cancer who received radiation therapy: a scoping review. Support Care Cancer. 2023 Mar 24;31(4):230.
Corrigan, Kelsey L., et al. “Health-related quality of life in adolescents and young adults with cancer who received radiation therapy: a scoping review.Support Care Cancer, vol. 31, no. 4, Mar. 2023, p. 230. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s00520-023-07682-x.
Corrigan KL, Reeve BB, Salsman JM, Siembida EJ, Andring LM, Geng Y, Kouzy R, Livingston JA, Peterson SK, Bishop AJ, Smith GL, Gunther JR, Parsons SK, Roth M. Health-related quality of life in adolescents and young adults with cancer who received radiation therapy: a scoping review. Support Care Cancer. 2023 Mar 24;31(4):230.
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Published In

Support Care Cancer

DOI

EISSN

1433-7339

Publication Date

March 24, 2023

Volume

31

Issue

4

Start / End Page

230

Location

Germany

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Survivorship
  • Quality of Life
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms
  • Mental Health
  • Humans
  • Adult
  • Adolescent