Impact of a cancer diagnosis on educational, employment, health-related quality of life, and social outcomes among young adults: A matched cohort study of 401 cancer survivors aged 15–24 in England

R. Mattock, A. Martin, A.E. Beckett, O.C. Lindner, D. Stark and R.M. Taylor

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 376, issue C

Abstract: Globally, cancer incidence is rising fastest among young people. Existing literature on acute health shocks, including cancer diagnoses, focuses on older working-aged adults.

Keywords: Youth; Cancer survivors; Employment; Education; HRQoL; Cancer severity; Utility scores; Acute health shocks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118078

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