Objectives	To be familiar with the incidence and special characteristics of malignancies observed in young adults (18–39 years)
Awareness	Recognition that, in this age group, support from other disciplines is crucial Appreciation that lack of compliance continues to be an issue and long-term follow-up is necessary Awareness of the need for screening for long-term treatment-related toxicity Awareness of the need to immunise patients/young healthy adults for human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine until age 26 years Awareness of the need to counsel patients/young healthy adults regarding risky lifestyle behaviours
Knowledge	Knowledge regarding the incidence and epidemiology of the various types of cancer in young adults Understanding of the risk factors and known causes of tumours in young adult patients Understanding of the magnitude of risk of treatment-related late toxicity after treating cancer
Skills	Ability to communicate the diagnosis, to treat and to psychosocially support and care for young adults Ability to contribute actively to a variety of clinical scenarios and patient presentations Ability to discuss critically the treatment options/recommendations Ability to perform a history and physical examination in young adult patients with cancer, including differential diagnoses in this age group Ability to contribute to discussions on general management strategies in order to understand all the considerations on which treatment to use Ability to select the most appropriate therapeutic strategies Ability to manage side effects of various therapeutic agents Ability to discuss prevention strategies with patients Ability to discuss specific long-term toxicities with the patients, including fertility preservation options