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Cause-specific late mortality among 5-year survivors of childhood cancer: the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyAnn C Mertens
Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, 2015 Uppergate Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 100:1368-79. 2008..The proportion of pediatric and adolescent cancer patients surviving 5 years has increased during the past four decades. This growing population of survivors remains at risk for disease- and treatment-associated late mortality...- Subsequent neoplasms in 5-year survivors of childhood cancer: the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyDebra L Friedman
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 102:1083-95. 2010..We have expanded our analysis of these events in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) to better understand the occurrence of these events as the survivor population ages... - New primary neoplasms of the central nervous system in survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyJoseph P Neglia
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 98:1528-37. 2006..However, the details of the dose-response relationships, the expression of excess risk over time, and the modifying effects of other host and treatment factors have not been well defined... - Secondary sarcomas in childhood cancer survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyTara O Henderson
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology Oncology, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Ave, MC 4060, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 99:300-8. 2007..We analyzed a large cohort of childhood cancer survivors to determine the true incidence of secondary sarcomas and to examine factors associated with the risk of developing secondary sarcomas... - Late recurrence in pediatric cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyKaren Wasilewski-Masker
Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service, Children s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, 5455 Meridian Mark Rd, Ste 400, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 101:1709-20. 2009..We sought to estimate late recurrence rates for the most common pediatric cancers and to determine risk factors for late recurrence... - Premature menopause in survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyCharles A Sklar
Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 98:890-6. 2006..However, published data pertaining to the risk and frequency of premature menopause are limited... - Long-term outcomes of adult survivors of childhood cancerLeslie L Robison
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School and Cancer Center, Minneapolis, USA
Cancer 104:2557-64. 2005..The ongoing evaluation of large and diverse cohorts of cancer survivors will aid in further identifying individuals who should be the target of innovative intervention strategies... - Increasing rates of breast cancer and cardiac surveillance among high-risk survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma following a mailed, one-page survivorship care planKevin C Oeffinger
Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 56:818-24. 2011..Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors face substantially elevated risks of breast cancer and cardiovascular disease. They and their physicians are often unaware of these risks and surveillance recommendations... - Cardiovascular risk factors in adult survivors of pediatric cancer--a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyLillian R Meacham
AFLAC Cancer Center, Emory University, Hematology Oncology and Endocrinology, 2015 Uppergate Drive Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:170-81. 2010..Childhood cancer survivors are at higher risk of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease compared with the general population... - Pregnancy outcome of partners of male survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyDaniel M Green
Department of Pediatrics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
J Clin Oncol 21:716-21. 2003..This study was undertaken to determine the effect, if any, on pregnancy loss, live births, and birthweight of treatment for cancer diagnosed during childhood or adolescence... - Inconsistent mammography perceptions and practices among women at risk of breast cancer following a pediatric malignancy: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyStephanie M Smith
Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
Cancer Causes Control 21:1585-95. 2010..For women with negative perceptions, acknowledging the importance of asymptomatic screening was associated with mammography... - Chronic health conditions in adult survivors of childhood cancerKevin C Oeffinger
Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York 10021, USA
N Engl J Med 355:1572-82. 2006..Only a few small studies have assessed the long-term morbidity that follows the treatment of childhood cancer. We determined the incidence and severity of chronic health conditions in adult survivors... - Acute ovarian failure in the childhood cancer survivor studyWassim Chemaitilly
Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:1723-8. 2006..These results will facilitate patient counseling and selection of candidates for newer fertility preservation techniques... - Breast cancer surveillance practices among women previously treated with chest radiation for a childhood cancerKevin C Oeffinger
Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA
JAMA 301:404-14. 2009.... - Psychosocial outcomes and health-related quality of life in adult childhood cancer survivors: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyLonnie K Zeltzer
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1752, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:435-46. 2008.... - Impact of insurance type on survivor-focused and general preventive health care utilization in adult survivors of childhood cancer: the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)Jacqueline Casillas
Department of Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
Cancer 117:1966-75. 2011..The influence of insurance type (private, public, none) on survivor-focused and general preventive health care in adult survivors of childhood cancer was examined... - Physical impairment and social adaptation in adult survivors of childhood and adolescent rhabdomyosarcoma: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivors StudyJudith A Punyko
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
Psychooncology 16:26-37. 2007.... - Growth hormone treatment and risk of second neoplasms in the childhood cancer survivorBerrin Ergun-Longmire
Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York, 10021, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:3494-8. 2006..Continued surveillance is essential... - Risk factors for smoking among adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyLisa S Kahalley
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Psychology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 58:428-34. 2012..The present study reports on the rate of smoking and identifies factors associated with smoking in a sample of adolescent survivors from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)... - Factors that affect final height and change in height standard deviation scores in survivors of childhood cancer treated with growth hormone: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyCarrie M Brownstein
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Pediatrics, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:4422-7. 2004.... - Long-term medical effects of childhood and adolescent rhabdomyosarcoma: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyJudith A Punyko
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 44:643-53. 2005..8, 1.9-7.5). CONCLUSIONS: Survivors are at risk for developing sequelae many years after their initial diagnosis and treatment. Continued medical surveillance is necessary to ensure the long-term health and well-being of RMS survivors... - Final height and body mass index among adult survivors of childhood brain cancer: childhood cancer survivor studyJames G Gurney
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:4731-9. 2003..We did not find a corresponding elevated risk for obesity... - Behaviors associated with ultraviolet radiation exposure in a cohort of adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyNatasha Buchanan
Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service, Children s Healthcare of Atlanta Emory University, Department of Cancer Prevention, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Cancer 115:4374-84. 2009..The potential role of ultraviolet radiation exposure in survivors has not been described... - Body mass index in long-term adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report of the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyLillian R Meacham
Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Cancer 103:1730-9. 2005..The goals of the current study were to determine the distribution of body mass index (BMI) of survivors of common pediatric malignancies and to identify factors associated with abnormal BMI... - Ocular late effects in childhood and adolescent cancer survivors: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyKimberly F Whelan
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 54:103-9. 2010..Approximately 80% of children currently survive 5 years following diagnosis of their cancer. Studies based on limited data have implicated certain cancer therapies in the development of ocular sequelae in these survivors... - Morbidity and mortality in long-term survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudySharon M Castellino
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Blood 117:1806-16. 2011..6; 95% CI 1.4-5.1), or a serious cardiovascular condition (HR, 4.4; 95% CI 2.7-7.3). Excess mortality from second neoplasms and cardiovascular disease vary by sex and persist > 20 years of follow-up in childhood HL survivors... - Limitations on physical performance and daily activities among long-term survivors of childhood cancerKirsten K Ness
Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Ann Intern Med 143:639-47. 2005..Survivors of childhood cancer may experience important disease- and treatment-related late effects, including functional limitations... - Severity of health conditions identified in a pediatric cancer survivor programKaren Wasilewski-Masker
The Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service at Children s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30342, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 54:976-82. 2010..0 (CTCAE) was designed for reporting acute and late effects of cancer treatment. To date, no study of pediatric-aged cancer survivors has graded health conditions using CTCAE, for patients in active follow-up in a cancer survivor program... - Knowledge of hepatitis C virus screening in long-term pediatric cancer survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyMeagan Lansdale
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Cancer 116:974-82. 2010..Pediatric cancer survivors who were treated before routine hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening of blood donors in 1992 have an elevated risk of transfusion-acquired HCV... - Body composition, muscle strength deficits and mobility limitations in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaKirsten K Ness
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 49:975-81. 2007..We compared body composition, muscle strength, and mobility between 75 adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and expected values based on population normative data... - Auditory complications in childhood cancer survivors: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyKimberly Whelan
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 57:126-34. 2011..Studies have found associations between cancer therapies and auditory complications, but data are limited on long-term outcomes and risks associated with multiple exposures... - Twenty years of follow-up among survivors of childhood and young adult acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyDaniel A Mulrooney
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School and Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Cancer 112:2071-9. 2008..Limited data exist on the comprehensive assessment of late medical and social effects experienced by survivors of childhood and young adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML)... - Pulmonary complications in survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer. A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyAnn C Mertens
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School and Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Cancer 95:2431-41. 2002..Continued follow-up of childhood cancer survivors is needed to evaluate the impact of pulmonary conditions on quality of life... - Endocrine and cardiovascular late effects among adult survivors of childhood brain tumors: Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyJames G Gurney
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Cancer 97:663-73. 2003.... - Minority adult survivors of childhood cancer: a comparison of long-term outcomes, health care utilization, and health-related behaviors from the childhood cancer survivor studySharon M Castellino
Department of Pediatrics, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:6499-507. 2005..To determine the influence of race/ethnicity on outcomes in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)... - Adrenal function testing in pediatric cancer survivorsBriana C Patterson
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 53:1302-7. 2009..Central adrenal insufficiency is observed after cranial radiation therapy for cancer. Screening at risk patients is recommended, but the best screening strategy is unknown... - Genetic variation in the leptin receptor gene and obesity in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyJulie A Ross
Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Clin Oncol 22:3558-62. 2004.... - XRCC1 and glutathione-S-transferase gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to radiotherapy-related malignancies in survivors of Hodgkin diseaseAnn C Mertens
Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
Cancer 101:1463-72. 2004..Survivors of Hodgkin disease (HD), in particular, have been shown to be at high risk of subsequent malignancy, the occurrence of which has been associated strongly with exposure to radiotherapy... - Behavioral and social outcomes in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyKris Ann P Schultz
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J Clin Oncol 25:3649-56. 2007..This study was conducted to evaluate behavioral and social outcomes of adolescent childhood cancer survivors using data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study... - Self-reported family history of cancer: the utility of probing questionsNina S Kadan-Lottick
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Epidemiology 14:737-40. 2003..The utility of these additional questions could vary by the site and specificity of the initial cancer reports... - Risk of disease recurrence and second neoplasms in survivors of childhood cancer treated with growth hormone: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyCharles A Sklar
Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:3136-41. 2002..The increased number of SN, particularly in survivors of acute leukemia, is of concern, but the data need to be interpreted with caution given the small number of events... - Cause of mortality in 5-year survivors of childhood cancerAnn C Mertens
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 48:723-6. 2007.... - Pregnancy outcome of female survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyDaniel M Green
Department of Pediatrics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 187:1070-80. 2002..This study was undertaken to determine the effect, if any, of prior treatment with radiation therapy or chemotherapy for cancer diagnosed during childhood or adolescence on pregnancy loss, live births, and birth weight... - A model-based estimate of cumulative excess mortality in survivors of childhood cancerJennifer M Yeh
Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Ann Intern Med 152:409-17, W131-8. 2010..Although childhood cancer survival rates have dramatically increased, survivors face elevated risk for life-threatening late effects, including secondary cancer... - Childhood cancer survivors' knowledge about their past diagnosis and treatment: Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyNina S Kadan-Lottick
Department of Pediatrics, 420 Delaware St SE, Mayo Mail Code 715, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
JAMA 287:1832-9. 2002..This knowledge is necessary to motivate them to seek medical follow-up and to report essential history to health care professionals... - Psychological outcomes in long-term survivors of childhood leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyBrad J Zebrack
Department of Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
Pediatrics 110:42-52. 2002..To evaluate and compare psychological outcomes in long-term survivors of pediatric leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and sibling controls... - Health insurance coverage in survivors of childhood cancer: the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyElyse R Park
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:9187-97. 2005..To examine the prevalence and predictors of health insurance coverage and the difficulties obtaining coverage in a large cohort of childhood cancer survivors... - Genetic effects of radiotherapy for childhood cancerJohn D Boice
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Blvd Ste 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Health Phys 85:65-80. 2003.... - Health care of young adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyKevin C Oeffinger
Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex 75390 9067, USA
Ann Fam Med 2:61-70. 2004..We wanted to determine the type of outpatient medical care reported by young adult survivors of childhood cancer and to examine factors associated with limited medical care... - Fatigue and sleep disturbance in adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study (CCSS)Daniel A Mulrooney
Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Sleep 31:271-81. 2008..To examine the prevalence of and risk factors for fatigue and sleep disturbance among adult survivors of childhood cancer... - Study design and cohort characteristics of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: a multi-institutional collaborative projectLeslie L Robison
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Med Pediatr Oncol 38:229-39. 2002..It serves as a resource for addressing important issues such as risk of second malignancies, endocrine and reproductive outcome, cardiopulmonary complications, and psychosocial implications, among this unique and ever-growing population... - Health status of adult long-term survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyMelissa M Hudson
Department of Hematology Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis 38105, USA
JAMA 290:1583-92. 2003..Adult survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for medical and psychosocial sequelae that may adversely affect their health status... - Medical care in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyPaul C Nathan
Division of Haematology Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Clin Oncol 26:4401-9. 2008..To evaluate whether childhood cancer survivors receive regular medical care focused on the specific morbidities that can arise from their therapy... - Prediction of second malignant neoplasm incidence in a large cohort of long-term survivors of childhood cancersIrina Dinu
Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Blood Cancer 50:1026-31. 2008..The ability to predict adverse-event occurrences accurately in long-term survivors of childhood cancer is of high importance in late effects research, both clinically and methodologically... - Physical inactivity in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyTodd A Florin
The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:1356-63. 2007..To determine if adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are less active (and more inactive) than the general population and to identify modifying factors... - Female survivors of childhood cancer: preterm birth and low birth weight among their childrenLisa B Signorello
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Blvd, Ste 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 98:1453-61. 2006..We investigated whether children of female childhood cancer survivors are at elevated risk of being born preterm or exhibiting restricted fetal growth and evaluated the associations of different cancer treatments on these outcomes... - An examination of the dental utilization practices of adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyMark W Yeazel
University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Mayo Medical Code 381, 420 Delaware Street, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Public Health Dent 64:50-4. 2004..This study characterized the self-reported dental utilization practice of long-term survivors of childhood cancer, a group at increased risk for treatment-induced dental abnormalities... - Obesity in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyKevin C Oeffinger
Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 753900 9067, USA
J Clin Oncol 21:1359-65. 2003..To determine whether adult survivors (>or= 18 years of age) of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at increased risk for obesity and to assess patient and treatment variables that influence risk... - The cancer screening practices of adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyMark W Yeazel
Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Cancer 100:631-40. 2004..The current study characterized the self-reported cancer screening practices of adult survivors of childhood cancer... - Utilization of special education services and educational attainment among long-term survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyPauline A Mitby
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School and Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cancer 97:1115-26. 2003.... - Genetic effects of radiotherapy for childhood cancer: gonadal dose reconstructionMarilyn Stovall
Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 60:542-52. 2004.... - Characteristics of childhood cancer survivors predicted their successful tracingAnn C Mertens
Department of Pediatrics Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of Minnesota Medical School and Cancer Center, 420 Delaware Street, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 57:933-44. 2004..We evaluated the characteristics of those requiring tracing and factors that influenced tracing success... - Long-term neurologic and neurosensory sequelae in adult survivors of a childhood brain tumor: childhood cancer survivor studyRoger J Packer
Department of Neurology, Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
J Clin Oncol 21:3255-61. 2003..To describe the neurologic and neurosensory deficits in children with brain tumors (BTs), compare incidence of these deficits with that of a sibling control group, and evaluate the factors associated with the development of these deficits... - Predictors of smoking initiation and cessation among childhood cancer survivors: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyKaren Emmons
Division of Community Based Research, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02067, USA
J Clin Oncol 20:1608-16. 2002..To examine the determinants of smoking behavior among participants in the Childhood Cancer Survivors Study (CCSS)... - Longitudinal changes in obesity and body mass index among adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyEdward G Garmey
Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Clin Oncol 26:4639-45. 2008..We examined the rate of increase in the body mass index (BMI; kg/m(2)) after final height attainment in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and a noncancer comparison group... - Long-term survival probabilities for childhood rhabdomyosarcoma. A population-based evaluationJudith A Punyko
Department of Pediatrics and the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Cancer 103:1475-83. 2005..The patterns in RMS survival noted from the current population-based evaluation did not appear to differ substantially from those previously reported by major clinical trials... - A process evaluation of a telephone-based peer-delivered smoking cessation intervention for adult survivors of childhood cancer: the partnership for health studyElyse R Park
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Prev Med 42:435-42. 2006..We examine associations between intervention implementation characteristics and study outcomes, as well as participant characteristics related to level of involvement in the intervention... - Breast cancer after childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyLisa B Kenney
Children s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Ann Intern Med 141:590-7. 2004..Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for secondary breast cancer. Other than previous chest radiation therapy, risk factors for secondary breast cancer have not been established... - Thyroid cancer in childhood cancer survivors: a detailed evaluation of radiation dose response and its modifiersCécile M Ronckers
Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland
Radiat Res 166:618-28. 2006..In summary, we applied models derived from radiobiology to describe the radiation dose-response curve for thyroid cancer in an epidemiological study and found convincing evidence for a downturn in risk at high doses... - Increased risk of cancer among siblings of long-term childhood cancer survivors: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyDebra L Friedman
University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Suite D5 280, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1922-7. 2005..9-1.0). Seventy percent of siblings' cancers developed in adulthood. These findings suggest that familial cancer syndromes may be revealed as this cohort and family members age and with accrual of more offspring and subjects with SMNs... - Improving health care for adult survivors of childhood cancer: recommendations from a delphi panel of health policy expertsAnn C Mertens
Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research, 420 Delaware St SE, MMC 715, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Health Policy 69:169-78. 2004..To identify barriers to, models of care for, and initiatives to improve health care of adult survivors of childhood cancer... - Suicide among survivors of childhood cancerMike M Hawkins
J Clin Oncol 25:731-2; author reply 733-4. 2007 - Complementary and alternative therapy use in adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyAnn C Mertens
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 50:90-7. 2008..Little information is available on the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in long-term survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer... - Employment status among adult survivors in the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyJenny W Y Pang
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Seattle, Washington, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 50:104-10. 2008..With increased cure, childhood cancer survivors are reaching adulthood and seeking employment. Host, disease and treatment risk factors may contribute to inability to attain or maintain employment... - The impact of limitations in physical, executive, and emotional function on health-related quality of life among adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyKirsten K Ness
Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:128-36. 2008.... - Health care for childhood cancer survivors: insights and perspectives from a Delphi panel of young adult survivors of childhood cancerBrad J Zebrack
University of Southern California School of Social Work, Los Angeles, California, 90089 0411, USA
Cancer 100:843-50. 2004..However, to the authors' knowledge, there is little literature published to date exploring potential barriers to long-term risk-based follow-up care for young adult survivors of childhood cancer... - Alcohol consumption patterns and risk factors among childhood cancer survivors compared to siblings and general population peersE Anne Lown
Alcohol Research Group, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
Addiction 103:1139-48. 2008..This study describes alcohol consumption among adult survivors of pediatric cancer compared to sibling controls and a national sample of healthy peers. Risk factors for heavy drinking among survivors are described... - Nonmelanoma skin cancer in survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyJoanna L Perkins
Children s Hospitals and Clinics, 2525 Chicago Ave S, Ste 4150, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:3733-41. 2005..This article reports on the occurrence of secondary NMSC as a long-term effect of cancer therapy in survivors of childhood cancer... - The risk of cancer in twins: a report from the childhood cancer survivor studyNina S Kadan-Lottick
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 46:476-81. 2006....