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In medicine and the social sciences, a young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence, sometimes with some overlap.Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages of human development significantly influencing the definition of the term; generally, the term is often used to refer to adults in approximately the age ...
Globally, nearly 1 million young adults between the ages of 20 and 39 were diagnosed with cancer in 2012, and more than 350,000 people in this age range died from cancer. Young adults are more likely than either younger children or older adults to be diagnosed with certain cancers, such as Hodgkin lymphoma, testicular cancer, and some types of ...
Adolescent health, or youth health, is the range of approaches to preventing, detecting or treating young people's health and well-being. [ 1] The term adolescent and young people are often used interchangeably, as are the terms Adolescent Health [ 2] and Youth Health. Young people's health is often complex and requires a comprehensive ...
Over 1 in 10 young adults in the United States regularly use e-cigarettes, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over 1 in 10 young adults regularly use ...
Rates of 17 cancers have been rising among each generation since the baby boomers, with more young people being diagnosed below age 50 than in the past, new research suggests.
The schedule for childhood immunizations in the United States is published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [ 1] The vaccination schedule is broken down by age: birth to six years of age, seven to eighteen, and adults nineteen and older. Childhood immunizations are key in preventing diseases with epidemic potential.
Preadolescence is a stage of human development following middle childhood and preceding adolescence. [ 1] It commonly ends with the beginning of puberty. [ 2] Preadolescence is commonly defined as ages 9–12 [ 3] ending with the major onset of puberty. It may also be defined as simply the 2-year period before the major onset of puberty. [ 4]
For example, a 2009 study concluded that very young children with autism — as young as 18 months old — saw significant gains in IQ score, communication and language ability and social ...