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. 2021 Jan 19:10:595734.
doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.595734. eCollection 2020.

Cancer Care of Children, Adolescents and Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Key Information and Strategies for Oncology Teams

Delphine Vuattoux  1 , Sara Colomer-Lahiguera  2   3 , Pierre-Alain Fernandez  1 , Marine Jequier Gygax  1 , Marie-Louise Choucair  4 , Maja Beck-Popovic  4 , Manuel Diezi  4 , Sabine Manificat  1 , Sofiya Latifyan  5 , Anne-Sylvie Ramelet  2   6 , Manuela Eicher  2   3 , Nadia Chabane  1 , Raffaele Renella  4
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Cancer Care of Children, Adolescents and Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Key Information and Strategies for Oncology Teams

Delphine Vuattoux et al. Front Oncol. .

Abstract

Delivering optimal cancer care to children, adolescents and adults with ASD has recently become a healthcare priority and represents a major challenge for all providers involved. In this review, and after consideration of the available evidence, we concisely deliver key information on this heterogenous group of neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as recommendations and concrete tools for the enhanced oncological care of this vulnerable population of patients.

Keywords: autism (autism spectrum disorders); cancer; medical oncology; neurodevelopmental disorders; oncology (general); outcome disparities; pediatric oncology; supportive care.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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