Factors associated with recruiting adult survivors of childhood cancer into clinic-based research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A high proportion of pediatric cancer patients are now surviving into adulthood, but are at increased risk for late morbidity and premature mortality related to their diagnosis and therapeutic exposures. Little is known about the potential success of recruiting adult survivors of childhood cancer into research projects that would require a risk-based health evaluation within a clinical setting.

Procedures

Pediatric cancer survivors and siblings eligible for the current study were Childhood Cancer Survivor Study participants who lived within 100 miles of one of five Consortium for Pediatric Intervention Research institutions, regardless of where they were initially diagnosed and treated. A short survey was mailed to 829 survivors and 373 siblings to identify factor

SUBMITTER: Mertens AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4164345 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature