Resilience Intervention Improves Well-Being in Young Patients With Cancer
(WorldNews Business)

Expert Perspective `Cancer is a daunting disease regardless of a person`s age. Adolescents and young adults with cancer face an especially unique and challenging experience as they deal with the physical and emotional difficulties of cancer treatment at the same time they are coping with the normal stresses of adolescence and entering adulthood,` said ASCO Expert Andrew S. Epstein, MD, moderator of today`s presscast. ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A new randomized clinical trial of a pilot program found that a brief in-person intervention can improve psychosocial health in a particularly vulnerable population - adolescents and young adults living with cancer. Psychosocial stress from cancer is common and...