Mental Health Trajectories Among US Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer as They Age
In this cohort study, survivors of AYA cancer reported significantly worse mental health trajectories into middle or older adulthood, compared with individuals who experienced cancer as adults or never had it. Cancer clinicians should recognize the mental health burden for this population into middle age and older adulthood.
Authors
- Anao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3199-1113)
- Brad Zebrack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7026-1984)
- Emily Urban-Wojcik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6562-0732)
- M Seewald
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.11430
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.48