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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Survivors of childhood cancer"”.
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Employment quality in adult survivors of childhood cancer
Background: Adult survivors of childhood cancer can have lower employment participation outcomes including employment quality. This study is aimed to identify factors that predict employment quality in this growing population. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 296 currently employed adult …
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Resilience and Quality of Life in Taiwanese Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk to develop physiologic-psychosocial complications that affect their quality of life. This study explored how the independent variables of illness-related risk (ILLRK), individual risks (IRK), protective factors (PF) and resilience (RS) affected the …
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QUALITY OF LIFE IN SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the processes survivors of childhood cancer go through with regard to their quality of life (QOL), how they define QOL, and what factors facilitate and hinder good QOL. Eight survivors participated in semi-structured interviews. Strauss and …
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Survivor guilt and posttraumatic stress among young adult survivors of childhood cancer
<p>Childhood cancer survivors are at risk for a variety of adverse physical and mental health outcomes. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in a small, but notable, minority of childhood cancer survivors. Little is known about modifiable factors that may increase the risk of developing PTSD …
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Overcoming the Cancer Experience: Narrative Identity in Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Although young adult survivors of childhood cancer (YAs) face a series of significant physical and psychosocial challenges, only a portion of these survivors will actually develop mental health difficulties. Research on narrative identity and posttraumatic growth suggests that developing a coherent …
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Incidence and Clinical Relevance of Abnormal Complete Blood Counts in Survivors of Childhood Cancer
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and clinical significance of abnormal complete blood counts (CBCs) obtained during follow-up of childhood cancer survivors. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 193 survivors, diagnosed between 1970-1986, who …
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Risk and Risk Factors For Colorectal Subsequent Malignancies In Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
<p>Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for colorectal subsequent malignant neoplasms (SMNs); notably, these cancers are amenable to screening. To identify at-risk survivors that may benefit from early screening, descriptive and risk factor analyses were performed to ascertain risk factors for …
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Understanding Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers’ Participation in Late Effects Screening: A Mixed Methods Approach
<p>Significant advancements in the treatment of childhood cancers have helped to increase the 5-year survival rate from 56% in the early 1970s to approximately 80-85% in the early 2000s (Greenlee, Murray, Bolden, & Wingo, 2000; Hampton, 2005). Treatment modalities such as chemotherapy and radiation …
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Transition or transfer? An experiential perspective on moving from paediatric to adult cancer services
This thesis explores the experiences of young people who are survivors of childhood cancer, their parents, health care professionals (HCPs), and case note documentation, of the process of transition from paediatric to adult cancer services. A qualitative, collective case study approach (Stake, …
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The psychosocial impact of surviving childhood cancer and reassimilating back into society in young adults
Approximately 82% of children with childhood cancer survive at least 5 years after their diagnosis. Survivors are faced with a new reality and are faced with having to navigate that reality based on their own perspectives. While many facets encompassing survivorship have been explored in the …
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Risk of Subsequent Neoplasms During the Fifth and Sixth Decades of Life in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Cohort
Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk for subsequent neoplasms (SNs), but the incidence beyond age 40 and associations with therapeutic exposures have not been well- described. Among 14,364 childhood cancer survivors diagnosed between 1970 and 1986, 3,171 had an attained age ≥40 years at …