Advancing the call towards implementing AYA screening of needs in adult oncology settings

Deborah Z Shear^{1

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3}, Rebecca L Eary⁴, Serena A Rodriguez^{5

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7}, Alexandra M Dunker⁸, Peyton R McDuffee⁸, Sarah E Taghavi^{9

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8}, Brittany C Hall^{9

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8}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Deborah.shear@utsouthwestern.edu.
² Fort Worth Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Coalition, Fort Worth, TX, USA. Deborah.shear@utsouthwestern.edu.
³ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Moncrief Cancer Institute, Fort Worth, TX, USA. Deborah.shear@utsouthwestern.edu.
⁴ Department of Family and Community Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
⁵ Department of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston, School of Public Health, Dallas, TX, USA.
⁶ Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research, UTHealth Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA.
⁷ Institute for Implementation Science, UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
⁸ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Moncrief Cancer Institute, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
⁹ Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
¹⁰ Fort Worth Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Coalition, Fort Worth, TX, USA.

Editorial

Deborah Z Shear et al. Support Care Cancer. 2024.

. 2024 Jul 2;32(7):477.

doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08668-z.

Deborah Z Shear^{1

2

3}, Rebecca L Eary⁴, Serena A Rodriguez^{5

6

7}, Alexandra M Dunker⁸, Peyton R McDuffee⁸, Sarah E Taghavi^{9

10

8}, Brittany C Hall^{9

10

8}

¹ Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Deborah.shear@utsouthwestern.edu.
² Fort Worth Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Coalition, Fort Worth, TX, USA. Deborah.shear@utsouthwestern.edu.
³ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Moncrief Cancer Institute, Fort Worth, TX, USA. Deborah.shear@utsouthwestern.edu.
⁴ Department of Family and Community Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
⁵ Department of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston, School of Public Health, Dallas, TX, USA.
⁶ Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research, UTHealth Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA.
⁷ Institute for Implementation Science, UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
⁸ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Moncrief Cancer Institute, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
⁹ Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
¹⁰ Fort Worth Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Coalition, Fort Worth, TX, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Adolescent young adult; Emotional distress; Health equity; Practice gaps; Psychosocial screening; Unmet needs.

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