Health and well-being in adolescent survivors of early childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

With the growing number of childhood cancer survivors in the US, it is important to assess the well-being of these individuals, particularly during the transitional phase of adolescence. Data about adolescent survivors' overall health and quality of life will help identify survivor subgroups most in need of targeted attention to successfully transition to adulthood.

Participants and methods

This ancillary study to the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study focused on children 15-19 years of age who had been diagnosed with cancer before the age of 4 years. A cohort of siblings of pediatric cancer survivors of the same ages served as a comparison sample. Adolescent health was assessed using the Child Health and Illness Profile-Adolescent Edition (CHIP-AE) survey.

Results

SUBMITTER: Mertens AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3988531 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature