Young adults with chronic illnesses have poorer educational, vocational and financial outcomes

Monday, March 7, 2011 - 18:01 in Health & Medicine

Most young adults who grow up with chronic illness graduate high school and have employment, but those with cancer, diabetes, or epilepsy are significantly less likely than their healthy peers to achieve important educational and vocational milestones, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

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