Psychosocial consequences of surviving cancer diagnosed and treated in childhood versus in adolescence/young adulthood: A call for clearer delineation between groups
Anne‐Sophie Darlington, Claire E. Wakefield, Loes M. E. van Erp, Winette T.A. van der Graaf, Richard J. Cohn, Martha A. Grootenhuis
Abstract
Surviving childhood cancer and surviving cancer in adolescence or young adulthood may present with psychosocial similarities and differences. A clearer delineation for these 2 groups is warranted.
Topics & Concepts
PsychosocialMedicineChildhood cancerYoung adultCancerLate childhoodPediatricsGerontologyClinical psychologyPsychiatryDevelopmental psychologyInternal medicinePsychologyChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia researchFamily Support in Illness