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To design services for AYA with cancer, it is a given that we need to understand the patterns of disease. However more importantly we need to respond to the specific clinical and organisational challenges inherent in this patient group.

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Stark, D., Ferrari, A. (2018). Models of Delivery of Care for AYA. In: Chisholm, J., Hough, R., Soanes, L. (eds) A Practical Approach to the Care of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66173-5_3

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