The impact of CNS-directed treatment on quality of life in childhood cancer survivors.
Keagan G LipakJoseph R RauschRachel S FisherKemar V PrussienOlivia E ClarkAnsley E KenneyAlexandra C HimelhochRandal S OlshefskiLeena NahataKathryn VannattaBruce E CompasCynthia A GerhardtPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2021)
Quality of life (QoL) in early survivorship may be low among males who received CNS-directed treatment. However, this was only evident on parent-report. Interventions to improve child QoL should focus on male survivors who received CNS-directed treatment, as well as females regardless of treatment type.