About 70,000 adolescents and young adults (ages 15-39) are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. Learn about the most common cancers in young people. Read how cancer is diagnosed and treated. Find out where to get treatment and what questions to ask about clinical trials. Get tips to cope and check out organizations that serve young people with cancer. See related reports and research.
![Cancers in Young People icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006182820im_/http://www.cancer.gov/PublishedContent/Images/cancertopics/aya/types-home.jpg) | Types of cancer in adolescents and young adults (15 - 39 year olds). | ![Diagnosis icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006182820im_/http://www.cancer.gov/PublishedContent/Images/cancertopics/aya/diagnosis-home.jpg) | Tests used to diagnose cancer. Tips to help find a doctor or treatment facility, get a second opinion, and pay for treatment. | ![Treatment and Clinical Trials icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006182820im_/http://www.cancer.gov/PublishedContent/Images/cancertopics/aya/treatment-home.jpg) | Types of cancer treatments, clinical trials, and NCI-designated Cancer Centers. | ![Coping and Support icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006182820im_/http://www.cancer.gov/PublishedContent/Images/cancertopics/aya/coping-home.jpg) | Cope with emotions, manage side effects, and learn about financial and community resources. Information for people with cancer, family, and friends. | ![Survivorship icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006182820im_/http://www.cancer.gov/PublishedContent/Images/cancertopics/aya/survivorship-home.jpg) | Life after cancer treatment, follow-up care, stories from other cancer survivors, and more. | ![If Treatment Isn't Working icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006182820im_/http://www.cancer.gov/PublishedContent/Images/cancertopics/aya/treatmentnotworking-home.jpg) | Sometimes it's not possible to cure cancer. Information for patients and caregivers on hospice, advance directives, and end of life. | ![Organizations and Resources icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006182820im_/http://www.cancer.gov/PublishedContent/Images/cancertopics/aya/organizations-home.jpg) | Organizations and resources for adolescents and young adults with cancer. | ![Reports, Research, and Literature icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006182820im_/http://www.cancer.gov/PublishedContent/Images/cancertopics/aya/research-home.jpg) | Research studies, reports, and articles on adolescent and young adult cancer issues. | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121006182820im_/http://www.cancer.gov/PublishedContent/Images/images/spacer.gif) |
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