Background: The marriage age has been increasing recently throughout the world and researches have shown an increased rate of gynecological cancers among young women. Therefore, fertility sparing in these patients is an important point and many works have been done on conservative management in young women with gynecological cancer. Materials and Methods: In this study, we report our experience...

A prerequisite for any function in social cognition is the perception and processing of social cues. Age estimation is a skill that is used in everyday life and is fundamental in social interactions. This study evaluated whether facial age estimation is impaired in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). The current age of faces is known to have an impact on age estimation, and...

The term ‘‘adherence’’ broadly refers to the relationship between patient behaviors and the recommendations of the healthcare team. Among adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology patients between the ages of 15 and 39 years, non-adherence is likely a factor in medical as well as psychosocial outcomes, both of which may be inferior among AYAs as compared to younger or older patients with cancer...

Due to advances in medicine, many young adults with complex chronic conditions are now able.to reach the age when they must transition from pediatric to adult care. But preparation for these transitions is often inadequate--for patients and their families, as well as for adult providers. As a result, many needs (clinical, psychosocial, and educational) may not be met, and patients and their fam...

OBJECTIVES To discuss recent and current initiatives to increase enrollment of adolescents and young adult (AYA) cancer patients onto National Cancer Institute-funded clinical trials to improve outcomes. DATA SOURCES Peer-reviewed publications, websites of professional organizations. CONCLUSION Despite many challenges facing AYAs, recent studies illustrate that AYA-focused cancer clinical t...

Background: Ovarian cancer is the most common cause of cancer death worldwide. Incidence of ovarian cancer is more common in postmenopausal women. Premenopausal onset is rare and the present study described two cases of ovarian clear cell tumors in young women. Case Presentation: The patients presented with pelvic mass which was confirmed by sonography and laparotomy and final diagnosis was ...

juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the leading cause of hip replacement in young children. however, arthroplasty in this population is challenging with several concerns about quality of the growing bone, young age for revision surgery, and difficulties in potential several revisions. in this study we introduce a case of a 12-year old who is one of the youngest patients to undergo revision hip art...

BACKGROUND We sought to identify which adolescent patient characteristics might lead to subjective reported independence in accessing medical care when patients transition from pediatric to adult medicine. METHODS Pediatric and adult rheumatologists were asked which pediatric patient characteristics they believed would improve transition to adult medical care. Based on these responses, a ques...