The phrase "young survivors" refers to people who are young and have managed to overcome difficult or challenging situations or events. Full definition
I am on the road to recovery and my goal throughout this journey is to bring awareness to the challenges young survivors face day in and day out. (rdsobsessions.com)
Young survivors of Typhoon Haiyan brave December rain as they ask for gifts from residents in the streets of Tacloban, the Philippines. (npr.org)
The findings published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, build on previous clinical work that demonstrated MRI detects breast cancer at early stages in young survivors who are not old enough to start standard breast cancer screening, says principal investigator Dr. David Hodgson, a radiation oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network. (sciencedaily.com)