Cause-Specific Late Mortality Among 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

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Authors

A. C. Mertens · Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Q. Liu · University of Minnesota

Joseph P. Neglia · University of Minnesota

Karen Wasilewski · Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Wendy M. Leisenring · University of Minnesota

Greg Armstrong · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

L. L. Robison ·

Abstract

Our extended follow-up of 5-year survivors of pediatric and adolescent cancer indicates that excess mortality persists long after diagnosis. Continued observation is needed to further define lifetime risk and to determine the potential contribution of chronic health conditions and modifiable health behaviors.

Topics & Keywords

Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 100, Issue 19, pp. 1368-1379

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn310

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