Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Improving Care and Quality of Life

作者: Weiner Sl , Hewitt M , Simone Jv

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关键词: Quality of life (healthcare)Psychological interventionChildhood cancerHealth careDiseaseCancerGerontologySurvivorship curvePopulationMedicine

摘要: Only more recently has it been realized that the intense effort to care for and cure a child with cancer does not end survival. Continued surveillance variety of interventions may, in many cases, be needed identify consequences treatment can appear early or only after several decades impair survivorsa (TM) health quality life. The than two-thirds childhood survivors who experience late effects -- is, complications, disabilities, adverse outcomes as result their disease, its treatment, both, are focus this report which outlines comprehensive policy agenda links improved delivery follow-up, investments education training providers, expanded research improve long-term outlook growing population now exceeding 270,000 Americans.

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