Primary Care Utilization and Cardiovascular Screening in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cardiovascular disease is the leading noncancer cause of premature death among survivors of childhood cancer. Adult survivors of childhood cancer are largely managed by primary care practitioners (PCPs), and health care utilization patterns related to cardiovascular screening are not well described.

Objective

To examine screening and health care utilization among survivors of childhood cancer at high risk for cardiovascular complications.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter cross-sectional study included participants enrolled in a randomized clinical trial from 2017 to 2021. Abstracted documentation of participants' cancer history, cardiotoxic treatment exposures, and survivorship care plans were obtained from participants' PCPs spanning 2 ye

SUBMITTER: Ohlsen TJD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10719759 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature