Abstract :
Cancer in adolescent is not a rare phenomenon. Despite higher incidence and modest survival
improvement compared to pediatric patients, adolescents have not been categorized as a separate
“special” group in the frame of medical oncology. Moreover, there is lack of awareness about
adolescent cancers among our physicians. So there is a need to disseminate knowledge about
adolescent cancer. We carried out extensive research about this topic on Google, Google scholar and
Pub Med to collect data on this topic. Worldwide, the range of adolescent cancer rates is 90-300 per
million in males and among females, it is 88-270 per million. Cancer in this age group does not have
only adverse health impact but also have adverse psychosocial and financial impact not only on
patient but also on family members. Similar to geriatric and pediatric oncology, we call for the
intensification of treatment, support and research multidisciplinary efforts in order to better fulfillthe
increasing demands of this patient group. In this article, we have tried to discuss various issues related
to adolescent cancer and certain recommendations towards improvement in this field.
Keyword :
Cancer, India, Adolescent, Risk factors, Physician awareness.