How do young people with a hereditary cancer predisposition syndrome understand and experience cancer survivorship? "With Li-Fraumeni syndrome, it's just an intermission".
Allison Werner-LinRowan Forbes ShepherdCamella J RisingAshley S ThompsonChloe HuelsnitzCatherine WilsnackPatrick BoydAlix G SleightSadie HutsonPayal P KhinchaPublished in: Psycho-oncology (2023)
AYAs with LFS struggle with the term "survivor" due to their multi-organ cancer risk, short intervals between malignancies, and evolving identities. Loved ones' cancer-related suffering informed perspectives on survivorship. Survivorship care for AYAs with cancer risk syndromes requires interprofessional interventions that address their unique biomedical and psychosocial needs.