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Children's Oncology Group's 2013 blueprint for research: Survivorship and outcomes

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Improvements in the treatment of childhood cancer have resulted in over 360,000 survivors of childhood cancer in the U.S. There is now a heightened recognition of the need to reduce treatment-related sequelae and optimize the quality of life of children treated for cancer. Survivorship studies conducted in the cooperative group setting have provided us with important information on long-term intellectual function, organ toxicity, reproductive outcomes, second cancers, late mortality, and disparities in outcomes. Ongoing health education initiatives have helped standardize the follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors and facilitate the early transfer of health-related information to patients, families, and healthcare providers.

Source: Pediatric Blood & Cancer

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24422

Authors: Saro H. Armenian, Wendy Landier, Melissa M. Hudson, Leslie L. Robison, Smita Bhatia

Institutions: City Of Hope National Medical Center, City of Hope, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Cancer Institute