Insurance status and cancer disparities in adolescents and young adults age 15 to 39: National Cancer Data Base, 1998-2003.

6011 Background: Since the mid-1970s there has been little progress in improving cancer survival for adolescents and young adults (AYAs, defined by the National Cancer Institute as individuals 15 to 39 years of age), in contrast to the substantial improvements for children and older adults. The association between insurance status and cancer disparities (stage at diagnosis, survival, and treatment) in AYA patients has not been …