The British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: Objectives, methods, population structure, response rates and initial descriptive information

MM Hawkins, ER Lancashire, DL Winter… - Pediatric blood & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background In Britain 75% of individuals diagnosed with childhood cancer survive
at least 5 years. The British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study was established to determine …

Long‐term follow‐up of survivors of childhood cancer in the UK

A Taylor, M Hawkins, A Griffiths, H Davies… - Pediatric blood & …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Background Childhood cancer is rare, but there are now good survival prospects and in the
UK approximately 1 in 1,000 young adults is a survivor of childhood cancer. There are many …

Study design and cohort characteristics of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: a multi‐institutional collaborative project

LL Robison, AC Mertens, JD Boice… - … : The Official Journal …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background Increased attention has been directed toward the long‐term health outcomes of
survivors of childhood cancer. To facilitate such research, a multi‐institutional consortium …

Mortality among 5‐year survivors of cancer diagnosed during childhood or adolescence in British Columbia, Canada

AC MacArthur, JJ Spinelli, PC Rogers… - Pediatric blood & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background Ongoing monitoring of late mortality among survivors of a childhood or
adolescent cancer is essential to appropriately evaluate risk in more recent cohorts and with …

Childhood cancer survivor cohorts in Europe

JF Winther, L Kenborg, J Byrne, L Hjorth… - Acta …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
With the advent of multimodality therapy, the overall five-year survival rate from childhood
cancer has improved considerably now exceeding 80% in developed European countries …

The health status of adult survivors of cancer in childhood

MCG Stevens, H Mahler, S Parkes - European Journal of Cancer, 1998 - Elsevier
The success of treatment for children with cancer has resulted in a growing population of
adult survivors, yet these individuals may be at risk of serious long-term health problems as …

Long‐term outcomes of adult survivors of childhood cancer: results from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

LL Robison, DM Green, M Hudson… - … Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
During the past 30 years, changes in the treatment of children and adolescents with cancer
have led to substantial improvements in survival. Although treatment‐related factors have …

Caring for survivors of childhood cancers: the size of the problem

HL Curry, SE Parkes, JE Powell, JR Mann - European Journal of Cancer, 2006 - Elsevier
Many survivors of childhood cancer have significant health problems due to their illness or
treatment. This population-based study examines the number of long-term survivors, their …

The adult life after childhood cancer in Scandinavia (ALiCCS) study: design and characteristics

PH Asdahl, JF Winther, TG Bonnesen… - Pediatric blood & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background During the last five decades, survival of childhood cancer has increased from
25% to 80%. At the same time, however, it has become evident that survivors experience a …

The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: a National Cancer Institute–supported resource for outcome and intervention research

LL Robison, GT Armstrong, JD Boice… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - ascopubs.org
Survival for childhood cancer has increased dramatically over the last 40 years with 5-year
survival rates now approaching 80%. For many diagnostic groups, rapid increases in …