Late effects awareness website for pediatric survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Every day 43 children are newly diagnosed with cancer. Fortunately, almost 90% of these childhood cancer patients will survive. However, 60-90% of these survivors will experience late effects, health problems that occur months or years after treatment has ended. Late effects could occur as a result of the disease, its treatment, and patient-related factors. The two main objectives of this research are to: 1) Examine the existence of all web-based resources for childhood cancer survivors with acute lymphocytic leukemia which focus on medical and psychological aspects of late effects, and 2) Create an innovative website specifically designed to fill this void.

Materials and methods

A systematic literature review, followed by input from >20 different organizations, r

SUBMITTER: Klonoff-Cohen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5815604 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature