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- Title
Transition of care for young adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer: rationale and approaches.
- Authors
Freyer, David R
- Abstract
Young adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer are an ever-growing population of patients, many of whom remain at lifelong risk for potentially serious complications of their cancer therapy. Yet research shows that many of these older survivors have deficient health-related knowledge and are not engaging in recommended health promotion and screening practices that could improve their long-term outcomes. The purpose of this review is to address these disparities by discussing how formal transition of care from pediatric to adult-focused survivorship services may help meet the unique medical, developmental, and psychosocial challenges of these young adults.
- Publication
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2010, Vol 28, Issue 32, p4810
- ISSN
1527-7755
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1200/JCO.2009.23.4278