Perceptions of future health and cancer risk in adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Survivors of childhood cancer are at significant risk for serious chronic health conditions and subsequent cancers because of their prior treatment exposures. However, little is known about survivors' perceptions of their future health risks.

Methods

This study examined self-reported levels of concern about future health and subsequent cancer in 15,620 adult survivors of childhood cancer (median age, 26 years; median time since diagnosis, 17 years) and 3991 siblings in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. The prevalence of concerns was compared between survivors and siblings, and the impact of participant characteristics and treatment exposures on concerns was examined with multivariable modified Poisson regression to estimate relative risks (RRs) and 95% confiden

SUBMITTER: Gibson TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6108945 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature