BACKGROUND Ovarian tissue cryopreservation involves freezing and storing of surgically
retrieved ovarian tissue in liquid or vapour nitrogen below–190° C. The tissue can be …

Background Serious chronic illness can have a detrimental effect on school attendance,
participation and engagement, leaving affected students at risk of failing to meet their …

Theories of human development suggest that, although all cancer patients experience a
common set of life disruptions, they experience them differently, focus on different issues …

To deliver developmentally appropriate psychosocial care, the key developmental tasks
facing adolescents and young adults (AYA) need to be taken into consideration. These …

Purpose: Psychological outcomes, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and life
satisfaction are compared between 7,147 adult childhood cancer survivors and 388 siblings …

Objective To describe the emergence of pediatric psycho-oncology and to summarize
research on psychosocial aspects of childhood cancer and survivorship. Methods To review …

Adolescents with cancer (AWC) are a neglected population in the area of psychosocial
services, and little theoretically based research has been conducted on interventions to help …

Purpose Adolescents, regardless of medical history, may face behavioral and social
challenges. Cancer and related treatments represent additional challenges for teens …

There is growing recognition that patient‐reported outcome (PRO) measures—
encompassing, for example, health‐related quality of life—can complement traditional …

Purpose. Due to the improved prognosis of many forms of cancer, an increasing number of
cancer survivors are both willing and able to return to work after their treatment. This has …