Psychosocial developmental milestones of young adult survivors of childhood cancer.
Heleen Maurice-StamLoes M E van ErpAnne MaasHedy A van OersLeontien C M KremerEline van Dulmen-den BroederWim J E TissingJacqueline J LoonenHelena J H van der PalLaura R BeekAndrica C H de VriesMarry M van den Heuvel-EibrinkCécile M RonckersDorine BrestersMarloes LouwerensMargriet van der Heiden-van der LooGea A HuizingaMartha A Grootenhuisnull nullPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)
Overall, psychosocial development of YACCS was as favorable as the norm, but YACCS of CNS cancer were at risk of an unfavorable psychosocial development in all domains. Monitoring psychosocial development should be included in the standards of psychosocial care, especially for CNS cancer patients and survivors, to be able to trace delay. Personalized interventions should be offered to improve the psychosocial development in an early stage.