Early Psychosocial Contact for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) with Cancer: The Impact of the AYA Oncology Navigator

This retrospective chart review assesses the impact of introduction of an adolescent young adult oncology navigator (AYAON) on first contact with oncology psychosocial services (OPS) for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) newly diagnosed with cancer. All AYAs newly diagnosed at a single adult oncology center between 17 and 29 years of age from July 2016 to July 2018 were reviewed. AYA contact with the AYAON was associated with an increase in contact with OPS. Following the introduction of the AYAON, there was a clinically significant decrease in the time to first OPS contact for newly diagnosed AYAs with cancer.