Add to ORKGObjective Pediatric cancer survival rates are increasing (Childhood Cancer Canada Foundation, 2011) and with this, so are the late effects of pediatric cancer (Oeffinger et al., 2006). This research examines the lived experiences of the perceived long-term effects of pediatric cancer on adult survivors and their primary support persons in order to understand the multifaceted nature of the illness on adults, and how it affects others close to them. Methods The theoretical orientation used to guide the research was phenomenology in order to present an accurate depiction of all the participants’ lived experiences. Specifically, background questionnaires were administered and one-on-one semi-structured interviews were completed and transcribed ...
Young adults after childhood cancer: Health and psychosocial consequences of treatment and illness D...
Pediatric oncology has emerged as one of the great medical success stories of the last 4 decades. Th...
As cure rates for childhood cancers have improved dramatically in recent decades, there is growing r...
Treatment of paediatric cancer over the past two decades has led to dramatic increases in survival r...
Little is known about the long-term impact of surviving childhood cancer. Most children diagnosed wi...
Long-term childhood cancer survivors (CCS) may experience physical, social, and emotional struggles ...
BACKGROUND: Survivors of childhood cancer are at significant risk for serious chronic health conditi...
© 2003 Dr. Sarah Elizabeth DrewRefinements in treatment protocols for children with cancer have resu...
Despite the fact that cancer s the leading cause of death in the childhood population, the cure rate...
Childhood cancer, once considered an almost exclusively fatal disease, is becoming re-understood as ...
Survivors of childhood cancer (SCCs) are at increased risk of late effects, which are cancer- and tr...
Survivors of childhood cancer are a relatively new phenomenon in the medical world. The introduction...
PURPOSE: Insight was sought in how a childhood cancer experience plays a role in daily life of adole...
Childhood cancer is a current problem in our society. Today survivor rates are increasing. There are...
Introduction. This thesis includes three studies addressing current research gaps in childhood cance...
Young adults after childhood cancer: Health and psychosocial consequences of treatment and illness D...
Pediatric oncology has emerged as one of the great medical success stories of the last 4 decades. Th...
As cure rates for childhood cancers have improved dramatically in recent decades, there is growing r...
Treatment of paediatric cancer over the past two decades has led to dramatic increases in survival r...
Little is known about the long-term impact of surviving childhood cancer. Most children diagnosed wi...
Long-term childhood cancer survivors (CCS) may experience physical, social, and emotional struggles ...
BACKGROUND: Survivors of childhood cancer are at significant risk for serious chronic health conditi...
© 2003 Dr. Sarah Elizabeth DrewRefinements in treatment protocols for children with cancer have resu...
Despite the fact that cancer s the leading cause of death in the childhood population, the cure rate...
Childhood cancer, once considered an almost exclusively fatal disease, is becoming re-understood as ...
Survivors of childhood cancer (SCCs) are at increased risk of late effects, which are cancer- and tr...
Survivors of childhood cancer are a relatively new phenomenon in the medical world. The introduction...
PURPOSE: Insight was sought in how a childhood cancer experience plays a role in daily life of adole...
Childhood cancer is a current problem in our society. Today survivor rates are increasing. There are...
Introduction. This thesis includes three studies addressing current research gaps in childhood cance...
Young adults after childhood cancer: Health and psychosocial consequences of treatment and illness D...
Pediatric oncology has emerged as one of the great medical success stories of the last 4 decades. Th...
As cure rates for childhood cancers have improved dramatically in recent decades, there is growing r...