Substance use among adolescent and young adult Hispanic cancer survivors
Description: PROJECT NARRATIVE The extent of our knowledge regarding the health behaviors of recently treated childhood cancer survivors (CCS) is unclear because prior work has been largely based on patients who were diagnosed before 1990. Further, our understanding of health behaviors among Hispanic cancer survivors is especially limited due to underrepresentation of this ethnic group in research efforts. The purpose of this study is to examine the substance use behaviors (alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco) of recently treated Hispanic CCS to provide vital information on appropriate methods to improve these behaviors and ultimately, long term survival of CCS.
Funder: National Cancer Institute
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: R03
Start date: 2009-09-29
End date: 2013-11-30
Investigator: JOEL E MILAM
Institution: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Funded outputs count: 2
Funder award ID: R03CA144851
OpenAlex ID: G6976435543