A vulnerable age group: the impact of cancer on the psychosocial well-being of young adult childhood cancer survivors.
L M E van ErpHeleen Maurice-StamL C M KremerW J E TissingH J H van der PalA C H de VriesM M van den Heuvel-EibrinkB A B VersluysM van der Heiden-van der LooG A HuizingaM A GrootenhuisPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
YACCS are vulnerable to psychosocial difficulties, but they also experience positive long-term impacts of childhood cancer. Positive and negative impacts of childhood cancer were associated with psychosocial outcomes in YACCS. Screening of psychosocial outcomes and offering targeted interventions are necessary to optimize psychosocial long-term follow-up care for YACCS.