Management of Ovarian Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults

About 70,000 young people (ages 15–39) called adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. The numbers of cancers in AYAs are about six times compared with in children ages 0–14. The past 20 years have seen great improvements in cancer treatment for both children and adults. However, the AYAs with cancer typically do not receive as much attention as children and older adults, and marked improvements in the outcomes of cancer treatment in AYAs have not yet been seen. Therefore, cancer treatments for AYAs must be considered by the specialist.