Key Words: Teenage Young Adult, Radiotherapy, Information Support, Open Evening. Introduction: Teenage Young Adult (TYA) patients within the 18 to 24 year age group form a unique cohort who often report high levels of unmet needs throughout their treatment pathway; lack of medical and practical information surrounding treatments and their short term effects, deficiency of long term side effect and fertility discussions and limited opportunities to meet other TYA patients stated commonly 1-3. Furthermore, despite guidelines already being in place that reinforce the unique nature of this cohort and highlight the need for specialised care 4, these patients still regularly have insufficient access to dedicated wards, specialised staff and age appropriate information and support networks 5,6. This study evaluated the current information services provided to TYA oncology patients, aged 18 to 24 years, within a single radiotherapy department through retrospective patient views and additionally assessed the merit of implementing a dedicated TYA information evening. Method: Focus group sessions and open-ended questionnaires were used as the primary data collection tool for this study; producing rich and informative data. The transcriptions from the focus groups, along with the questionnaire responses were then analysed using coding techniques 7, resulting in 6 distinct themes. Results: The participants felt they received adequate information about their radiotherapy treatment and its side effects. However, participants did report gaps within the service provision that need addressing to improve future treatment pathways. Furthermore, treatment information was always supplied in paper format which was often undesirable to the cohort with a more interactive format preferred. The participants disclosed very strong feelings of being different to “usual cancer patients” and displayed a desire for more opportunities to meet other TYA patients to be provided within their pathway. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that the implementation of a dedicated TYA open evening would improve the information support and treatment pathway for 18-24-year-old cancer patients. The evening could offer a wanted opportunity where TYA patients could meet each other and additionally, treatment information and age appropriate support information could be provided in a different and more suitable format than current paper-based literature. Numerical References [1] Cheung CK, Zebrack B. What do adolescents and young adults want from cancer resources? Insights from a Delphi panel of AYA patients. Supportive Care Cancer. 2017;25(1):119-126. [2] Olsson M, Jarfelt M, Pergert P, Enskär K. Experiences of teenagers and young adults treated for cancer in Sweden. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2015;19(5):575-581. [3] Skaczkowski G, White V, Thompson K, et al. Factors influencing the documentation of fertility-related discussions for adolescents and young adults with cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2018; 34:42-48. [4] National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Cancer services for children and young people. http://nice.org.uk/guidance/qs55. Updated 2014. Accessed 19.03.18. [5] Barr RD, Ferrari A, Ries L, Whelan J, Bleyer WA. Cancer in adolescents and young adults: A narrative review of the current status and a view of the future. JAMA Pediatrics. 2016;170(5):495-501. [6] Lopez G, Liu W, Madden K, Fellman B, Li Y, Bruera E. Adolescent-young adults (AYA) with cancer seeking integrative oncology consultations: Demographics, characteristics, and self-reported outcomes. Supportive Care Cancer. 2018;26(4):1161-1167. [7] Vaismoradi M, Turunen H, Bondas T. Content analysis and thematic analysis: Implications for conducting a qualitative descriptive study. Nursing Health Science. 2013;15(3):398-405.