Long-Term Follow-Up of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adult Cancer Survivors

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Long-Term Follow-Up of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adult Cancer Survivors. / Hilgendorf, Inken; Bergelt, Corinna; Bokemeyer, Carsten; Kaatsch, Peter; Seifart, Ulf; Stein, Alexander; Langer, Thorsten.

In: ONCOL RES TREAT, Vol. 44, No. 4, 2021, p. 184-189.

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title = "Long-Term Follow-Up of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adult Cancer Survivors",
abstract = "Background and Summary: Thanks to increasing cure rates to currently >80%, children, adolescents, and young adults (CAYA) survive their cancer much more frequently today than decades ago. Due to their long life expectancy, CAYA cancer survivors are at a particular risk of long-term sequelae from the cancer itself or the therapy applied; this requires specific follow-up, and preventative or even therapeutic interventions. Thus, compared to the normal population, morbidity and mortality may be significantly increased. In 2 of 3 survivors, the cancer and the respective treatment can lead to late effects, even after 30 years, which require specific therapy; in about one-third of these cases, these effects are classed as severe. Applying structured follow-up could identify these late effects at an early stage and initiate immediate treatment. In 2018, a working group dealing with long-term survival after cancer detected <40 years of age was founded within the framework of the National Cancer Plan of the German Federal Ministry of Health.",
author = "Inken Hilgendorf and Corinna Bergelt and Carsten Bokemeyer and Peter Kaatsch and Ulf Seifart and Alexander Stein and Thorsten Langer",
note = "{\textcopyright} 2021 S. Karger AG, Basel.",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1159/000514381",
language = "English",
volume = "44",
pages = "184--189",
journal = "ONCOL RES TREAT",
issn = "2296-5270",
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T1 - Long-Term Follow-Up of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adult Cancer Survivors

AU - Hilgendorf, Inken

AU - Bergelt, Corinna

AU - Bokemeyer, Carsten

AU - Kaatsch, Peter

AU - Seifart, Ulf

AU - Stein, Alexander

AU - Langer, Thorsten

N1 - © 2021 S. Karger AG, Basel.

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Background and Summary: Thanks to increasing cure rates to currently >80%, children, adolescents, and young adults (CAYA) survive their cancer much more frequently today than decades ago. Due to their long life expectancy, CAYA cancer survivors are at a particular risk of long-term sequelae from the cancer itself or the therapy applied; this requires specific follow-up, and preventative or even therapeutic interventions. Thus, compared to the normal population, morbidity and mortality may be significantly increased. In 2 of 3 survivors, the cancer and the respective treatment can lead to late effects, even after 30 years, which require specific therapy; in about one-third of these cases, these effects are classed as severe. Applying structured follow-up could identify these late effects at an early stage and initiate immediate treatment. In 2018, a working group dealing with long-term survival after cancer detected <40 years of age was founded within the framework of the National Cancer Plan of the German Federal Ministry of Health.

AB - Background and Summary: Thanks to increasing cure rates to currently >80%, children, adolescents, and young adults (CAYA) survive their cancer much more frequently today than decades ago. Due to their long life expectancy, CAYA cancer survivors are at a particular risk of long-term sequelae from the cancer itself or the therapy applied; this requires specific follow-up, and preventative or even therapeutic interventions. Thus, compared to the normal population, morbidity and mortality may be significantly increased. In 2 of 3 survivors, the cancer and the respective treatment can lead to late effects, even after 30 years, which require specific therapy; in about one-third of these cases, these effects are classed as severe. Applying structured follow-up could identify these late effects at an early stage and initiate immediate treatment. In 2018, a working group dealing with long-term survival after cancer detected <40 years of age was founded within the framework of the National Cancer Plan of the German Federal Ministry of Health.

U2 - 10.1159/000514381

DO - 10.1159/000514381

M3 - SCORING: Review article

C2 - 33592618

VL - 44

SP - 184

EP - 189

JO - ONCOL RES TREAT

JF - ONCOL RES TREAT

SN - 2296-5270

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ER -