Childhood cancer survivors and their caregivers are amenable to survivorship surveillance with community-based primary care providers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

A minority of childhood cancer survivors (CCS) receive post-therapy survivorship surveillance at their oncology center (OC) within 5 years of diagnosis. Primary care providers (PCPs) could be a promising alternative. We determined CCS' preferences for the site of surveillance, associated factors, and rationale.

Methods

CCS diagnosed with cancer at < 21 years at one of four participating hospitals, 2-4 years post-therapy, and English- or Spanish-speaking (or their caregivers if CCS < 18 years) indicated their preference and reasons for site of survivorship surveillance (OC vs. PCP vs. no preference) at baseline prior to randomization into the BRIDGES trial (NCT05448560). Multivariable logistic regression models estimated prevalence ratios for site preference and exami

SUBMITTER: Hernandez LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12927370 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature