This symposium is dedicated to the age-specific needs of adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer. This young population constitutes a specific but heterogeneous target group whose age range is defined as 16-35 years in Belgium. They face different challenges both medically and psychosocially, compared to children and older adults with cancer.
A national program dedicated to AYAs with cancer started at the end of 2023 and aims to provide tailored medical and psychosocial care, and to share expertise with other hospitals and first line care.
This symposium aims to improve awareness of the specific and unmet needs of the AYAs with cancer and to decipher the role of first and second line care in Belgium. It will be held entirely in English.
We will give the floor to AYAs and we will benefit from the insight of an international expert to put into perspective the presentations of epidemiological trends as well as preliminary results of the contextual analysis on AYA cancer care in Belgium. We will also give the participants the opportunity to share their views during a workshop session.
Please complete the following form in order to register for the event (the application for accreditation with INAMI/RIZIV is in progress).
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