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Psychological Symptoms, Social Outcomes, Socioeconomic Attainment, and Health Behaviors Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Current State of the Literature. J Clin Oncol, 2018. 36(21): p. 2190-2197.
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Psychological Symptoms, Social Outcomes, Socioeconomic Attainment, and Health Behaviors Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Current State of the Literature. J Clin Oncol, 2018. 36(21): p. 2190-2197.

This review of the literature focuses on mental health symptoms, achievement of social milestones, socioeconomic attainment, and risky health behaviors in survivors of childhood cancer.

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The diagnosis, treatment, and medical late effects of childhood cancer may alter the psychosocial trajectory of survivors across their life course.

This review of the literature focuses on mental health symptoms, achievement of social milestones, socioeconomic attainment, and risky health behaviours in survivors of childhood cancer.

Results suggest that although most survivors are psychologically well adjusted, survivors are at risk for anxiety and depression compared with siblings.

Continue reading · Psychosocial Care“I Don’t Take for Granted That I Am Doing Well Today”: A Mixed Methods Study on Well-Being, Impact of Cancer, and Supportive Needs in Long-Term Childhood Cancer SurvivorsNowadays, most children can be cured from cancer and become survivors. This means that more survivors experience physical, social, and emotional difficulties after being cured. Still, few survivors get care that goes beyond the medical impact of cancer. The social and emotional wellbeing of survivors is often not addressed by healthcare professionals. Knowing about the unmet needs of survivors can give healthcare professionals important information on how to help survivors and also address their social or emotional problems and/or concerns. In this study, the authors have explored in-depth the experiences of survivors living in Switzerland on their wellbeing, impact of cancer and unmet needs in care. Results show that the majority of survivors has many unmet needs and indicates the current lack of specific psychosocial care. Hopefully, these findings will encourage healthcare professionals to develop services and provide care tailored to survivors’ unmet needs.

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