Salvatore Provenzano, Medical Oncologist at the IRCCS National Cancer Institute Foundation, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“The first annual meeting of the AYA QoL Cluster was held in Brussels on March 3rd.
Leaders from the six projects eQuoL, LATE-AYA, MAYA, PanCare4AYA, PredictAYA, and TRANSCEND-XR, met to align and share concepts, data standards, and frameworks. This collaboration aims to make results comparable and scalable. Scientific, data, and policy coordination will bridge the gap between research outputs and concrete changes in care pathways.
The cluster will contribute to making AYA survivorship a recognized and structured field of care in Europe. It will collaborate with the European Networks of Expertise on Survivorship and Adolescents and Young Adults with cancer, as with other existing initiatives in Europe (ENTYAC, STRONG-AYA, CANDLE, UN-CAN, EU-CIP).
AYA survivorship will not be an optional add-on but an integrated component of oncology services for every young individual beyond cancer to access age-specific physical, psychosocial, educational, and vocational support.
The AYA QoL Cluster transforms isolated research into a coordinated European strategy. Alone, we could generate evidence, together we can shape a common agenda for AYA survivorship across countries and health systems in Europe.
My deepest gratitude to our hosts at European Cancer Organisation and to all contributors who joined in-person and online to this initiative.
Special thanks to the European Commission and European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) for creating the opportunity and providing support.”
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