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The current study examines adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors' perspectives on how cancer impacts their thoughts and behaviors toward forming new peer relationships.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Thirty\u2010five YA survivors (Mean age\u00a0=\u00a033\u00a0\u00b1\u00a05.67\u00a0years) diagnosed with cancer between 18 and 39\u00a0years participated in individual semi\u2010structured interviews. Interviews were coded and analyzed to identify major themes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>When pursuing friendships with non\u2010cancer peers, survivors mentioned discomfort in disclosing, connection through mutual hardship, and revised outlooks on friendship. 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