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The Professional Counselor | Volume 7, Issue 3 269 Conclusion The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived counseling needs of young adults with cancer. This study resulted in clarifying topics young adults with cancer would find helpful to discuss in individual counseling, group counseling, and family counseling. Young adults rated anxiety, finances, sad feelings, sexual and intimacy concerns, and stress management as most helpful for individual counseling; finding social support and getting information about one’s medical situation as most helpful for group counseling; and no topics as most helpful for family counseling. This study also found that young adults with cancer ranked individual counseling as their first choice for counseling modality, followed by group counseling and family counseling. Counselors and other mental health professionals can use these results as starting points for therapeutic conversations in various counseling modalities, creating treatment plans, establishing in-person groups, and developing evidence-based psychosocial programming and services for young adults with cancer in a variety of medical and supportive care settings. Conflict of Interest and Funding Disclosure The authors reported no conflict of interest or funding contributions for the development of this manuscript. References Arnett, J. J. (2000). Emerging adulthood: A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties. American Psychologist , 55 , 469–480. doi:10.1037//0003-066X.55.5.469 Bleyer, A., & Barr, R. (2009). Cancer in young adults 20 to 39 years of age: Overview. Seminars in Oncology , 36 , 194–206. doi:10.1053/j.seminoncol.2009.03.003 Brennan, J. (2004). Cancer in context: A practical guide to supportive care . Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Cohen, J. (2011). Social support received online and offline by individuals diagnosed with cancer (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3508&context=etd Eiser, C., Penn, A., Katz, E., & Barr, R. (2009). Psychosocial issues and quality of life. Seminars in Oncology , 36 , 275–280. doi:10.10531j.seminoncol .2009.03.005 Fasciano, K. M., Souza, P. M., Braun, I., & Trevino, K. (2015). An innovative website in the United States for meeting the emotional and supportive care needs of young adults with cancer. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology , 4 , 44–49. doi:10.1089/jayao.2014.0035 Gadalla, T. M. (2007). Cancer patients’ use of social work services in Canada: Prevalence, profile, and predictors of use. Health & Social Work , 32 , 189–196. doi:10.1093/hsw/32.3.189 Greenberg, L. S. (2004). Emotion-focused therapy. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy , 11 , 3–16. doi:10.1002/cpp.388 Gupta, A. A., Edelstein, K., Albert-Green, A., & D’Agostino, N. (2013). Assessing information and service needs of young adults with cancer at a single institution: The importance of information on cancer diagnosis, fertility preservation, diet, and exercise. Supportive Care in Cancer , 21 , 2477–2484. doi:10.1007/s00520-013-1809-4 Haase, J. E., & Phillips, C. R. (2004). The adolescent/young adult experience. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing , 21 , 145–149. doi:10.1177/1043454204264385 Hauken, M. A., Larsen, T. M. B., & Holsen, I. (2013). Meeting reality: Young adult cancer survivors’ experiences of reentering everyday life after cancer treatment. Cancer Nursing , 36 , E17–E26. doi:10.1097/NCC.0b013e318278d4fc Hewitt, M., & Rowland, J. H. (2002). Mental health service use among adult cancer survivors: Analyses of the National Health Interview Survey. Journal of Clinical Oncology , 20 , 4581–4590. doi:10.1200/JCO.2002.03.077