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TEDMED is working to bring attention and greater understanding to the Great Challenges of health and medicine: giant social-medical problems such as childhood obesity, the caregiver crisis, the changing role of the patient, and many more. The mission of TEDMED’s Great Challenges Program is to provide America and the world with an unbiased view of these challenges, incorporating thoughtful perspectives from all sectors of society.

Great Challenge on AYA Cancers: "The Overlooked Cancer Cohort"

Certain age cohorts tend to be under-represented in medical research, funding, diagnosis and publishing. For example, the Adolescent/Young Adult sector (ages 15-39) is significantly often under-represented—especially in cancer. This occurs even though AYA cancers have certain unique properties and despite the disparity in AYA five-year survival rates compared to other populations. How do we ensure that this cohort receives attention, resources and energy commensurate with the breadth and gravity of the problem? Join SeventyK in supporting this Great Challenge.

TEDMED is an annual 3-day conference that brings together leaders from all sectors of society to discuss the future of medicine. This year’s event takes place in Washington, D.C. April 10 -13.

 

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TEDMED The Great Challenges Conversation: How are AYA cancer treatments different than pediatric or adult cancers?
Posted by Stacy Tsai on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 15:01 | TEDMED Great Challenge
A follow-up question to understanding the different causes of AYA cancer is to find appropriate regimens and to discover novel treatments specific for the AYA population. The five-year survival rates of AYAs diagnosed with cancer have not improved in the past two decades, and it is with the support of the TEDMED Great Challenges Program and the knowledge and expertise of health and medical professionals that we hope to see those rates improve.
 
TEDMED The Great Challenges Conversation: How is the cause of AYA cancers different than pediatric or adult cancers?
Posted by Stacy Tsai on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 14:40 | TEDMED Great Challenge
The TEDMED Great Challenges Program will bring the medical community closer to answering this question. AYA cancers are a focus of the “Overlooked Cancer Cohort” and AYAs are a medically underserved population whose disease requires greater research and understanding.

Project Champion, Team and Supporting Institutions:

  • Project Champion - Dr. Leonard Sender, Medical Director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program in the Hyundai Cancer Institute at CHOC Children’s and UC Irvine’s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Team Member - Jeffrey Trent, PhD, President and Research Director, The Translational Genomics Research Institute
  • Team Member - Dr. Javed Khan, Oncogenetics Senior Investigator, Center for Cancer Research, NIH
  • Supporting Institutions - The Hyundai Cancer Institute and Translational Genomics Reasearch Institute