"It just never ends": Childhood cancer survivors' perceived psychosocial impacts of recurrence and second cancer.
Andrea E LeeJordana K McLooneLauren M TouyzClaire E WakefieldRichard J CohnChristina SignorelliPublished in: Palliative & supportive care (2022)
Some survivors and their parents have a poor understanding and expressed reluctance to receive information about their risk of second cancer and other treatment-related late effects. Improving the delivery of information about late effects to families may improve their engagement with survivorship care and surveillance, although care must be taken to balance information provision and survivors' anxieties about their future health.
Keyphrases
- childhood cancer
- healthcare
- young adults
- papillary thyroid
- health information
- palliative care
- mental health
- public health
- squamous cell
- quality improvement
- social media
- physical activity
- social support
- depressive symptoms
- squamous cell carcinoma
- lymph node metastasis
- affordable care act
- pain management
- risk assessment
- human health
- health promotion