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      The long-term psychosocial impact of cancer: the views of young adult survivors of childhood cancer

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      European Journal of Cancer Care
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              Chronic health conditions in adult survivors of childhood cancer.

              Only a few small studies have assessed the long-term morbidity that follows the treatment of childhood cancer. We determined the incidence and severity of chronic health conditions in adult survivors. The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study is a retrospective cohort study that tracks the health status of adults who received a diagnosis of childhood cancer between 1970 and 1986 and compares the results with those of siblings. We calculated the frequencies of chronic conditions in 10,397 survivors and 3034 siblings. A severity score (grades 1 through 4, ranging from mild to life-threatening or disabling) was assigned to each condition. Cox proportional-hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios, reported as relative risks and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), for a chronic condition. Survivors and siblings had mean ages of 26.6 years (range, 18.0 to 48.0) and 29.2 years (range, 18.0 to 56.0), respectively, at the time of the study. Among 10,397 survivors, 62.3% had at least one chronic condition; 27.5% had a severe or life-threatening condition (grade 3 or 4). The adjusted relative risk of a chronic condition in a survivor, as compared with siblings, was 3.3 (95% CI, 3.0 to 3.5); for a severe or life-threatening condition, the risk was 8.2 (95% CI, 6.9 to 9.7). Among survivors, the cumulative incidence of a chronic health condition reached 73.4% (95% CI, 69.0 to 77.9) 30 years after the cancer diagnosis, with a cumulative incidence of 42.4% (95% CI, 33.7 to 51.2) for severe, disabling, or life-threatening conditions or death due to a chronic condition. Survivors of childhood cancer have a high rate of illness owing to chronic health conditions. Copyright 2006 Massachusetts Medical Society.
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                Journal
                European Journal of Cancer Care
                Eur J Cancer Care (Engl)
                Wiley
                09615423
                May 2016
                May 2016
                September 22 2015
                : 25
                : 3
                : 428-439
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Institute of Health & Society; Newcastle University; Newcastle upon Tyne UK
                [2 ]Great North Children's Hospital; The Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle upon Tyne UK
                [3 ]Northern Institute for Cancer Research; Newcastle University; Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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                10.1111/ecc.12380
                b1b9f008-d92a-4367-881a-82cb40c159fb
                © 2015

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