Medical And Psychosocial Issues In Childhood Cancer Survivors

Medical and Psychosocial Issues in Childhood Cancer …

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Abstract. More than 12,000 children and adolescents younger than 20 years are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. 1 With the use of risk-based therapies, the overall 5-year survival rate is approaching 80%, resulting in a growing population …

Medical and Psychosocial Issues in Childhood Cancer …

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More than 12,000 children and adolescents younger than 20 years are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States.1 With the use of risk-based therapies, the overall …

Understanding the Psychological Effects of …

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/understanding-the-psychological-effects-of-childhood-cancer1/

The study also identified childhood trauma as major risk factor for physical and mental health problems including cancer, …

Understanding Emotional Health and Childhood Cancer

https://cinj.org/understanding-emotional-health-and-childhood-cancer

Wed, 09/01/2021 - 08:00. New Brunswick, N.J., September 1, 2021 – Thanks to advances in treatments, 84 percent of children with cancer now survive five years or …

Beyond Survival: Expanding Psychosocial Care for …

https://scienceofcaring.ucsf.edu/patient-care/beyond-survival-expanding-psychosocial-care-childhood-cancer-patients-and-survivors

Psychological status in childhood cancer survivors: a …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19255309/

Abstract. Psychological quality of life (QOL), health-related QOL (HRQOL), and life satisfaction outcomes and their associated risk factors are …

Emotional and Psychosocial Effects of …

https://www.cancerquest.org/patients/psychosocial-problems

Nearly all studies have shown a psychological benefit for cancer patients who attend support groups. 10 11 Most patients attending support groups feel more emotionally fulfilled, get help managing …

Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs of Cancer Survivors …

https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/psychosocial-cancer-survivors-patricia-ganz

The impact of cancer and its treatment is undeniably stressful. And although many people recover well, about 25% of cancer survivors have persistent problems, …

1 The Psychosocial Needs of Cancer …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK4011/

More than ten and a half million people in the United States live with a past or current diagnosis of some type of cancer (Ries et al., 2007); 1.4 million 1 Americans are projected to receive a new diagnosis of …

Psychological issues in cancer survivorship - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31079545/

Some reactions are more common than others, including the onset of depression, anxiety, and sexual dysfunction and feelings of abandonment, isolation, grief, and fear of …