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March 23, 2018Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult OncologyOpen Access

Frailty and Comorbidities Among Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Examination of a Hospital-Based Survivorship Cohort

Andrew B. Smitherman Chelsea Anderson Jennifer L. Lund Jeannette T. Bensen Donald L. Rosenstein Hazel B. Nichols

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The prevalence of frailty and comorbidities is high among AYA cancer survivors suggestive of accelerated aging.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d98a120d540cafc583615b https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2017.0103

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