Educational outcomes school year nine in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A nationwide registry-based study from Sweden.

ABSTRACT: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) constitutes approximately 25% of pediatric cancers, and with contemporary protocols, the 5-year survival rate is over 90%. Despite improved survival, neurocognitive impairments from treatment raise concerns. This registry study aimed to explore the impact of ALL treatment on educational outcomes from school year nine in Swedish children. A population-based cohort of 503 children diagnosed with ALL from 1990 to 2010 was identified from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Registry and matched with five controls each. Assessed variables were delayed graduation, high school eligibility, total merit value, school grades in Swedish, English, mathematics, and physical education, and results in national tests. Analyses were performed between cases and controls and by se

SUBMITTER: Zhou O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789448 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature