Medical care in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Nathan, Paul C; Greenberg, Mark L; Ness, Kirsten K; Hudson, Melissa M; Mertens, Ann C; Mahoney, Martin C; Gurney, James G; Donaldson, Sarah S; Leisenring, Wendy M; Robison, Leslie L; Oeffinger, Kevin C

Source:

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Volume 26, Issue 27, p.4401-9 (2008)

Keywords:

2008, Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Child, Child, Preschool, Chronic Disease, Clinical Research Division, Cohort Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Delivery of Health Care, Environmental Exposure, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Infant, Male, Neoplasms, Odds Ratio, Public Health Sciences Division, Radiation, Ionizing, Risk Assessment, Sex Distribution, Survival Rate, Survivors, United States

Abstract:

To evaluate whether childhood cancer survivors receive regular medical care focused on the specific morbidities that can arise from their therapy.