Survivors
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Survey of long-term follow-up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors.

13 Dec 2009 INTRODUCTION: Despite recognition that childhood brain tumor survivors often suffer multiple late effects following therapy, little is known regarding the long-term follow-up (LTFU) programs for these patients. METHODS: A 16-question survey was ... Read more...

Adrenal function testing in pediatric cancer survivors.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Central adrenal insufficiency is observed after cranial radiation therapy for cancer. Screening at risk patients is recommended, but the best screening strategy is unknown. METHODS: A retrospective review of pediatric cancer survivors ... Read more...

Epidemiology of bone tumours in children and young adults.

29 Nov 2009 Although the epidemiology of malignant bone tumours in children and young adults has been explored, no definitive causation of any specific tumour has yet been identified. We performed a literature review (1970-2008) to find all papers covering ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Survivors'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Survey of long-term follow-up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors. 13 Dec 2009
• Adrenal function testing in pediatric cancer survivors. 13 Dec 2009
• Epidemiology of bone tumours in children and young adults. 29 Nov 2009
• Health insurance for survivors of childhood cancer: a pre-existing problem. 29 Nov 2009
• Health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of childhood brain tumors. 29 Nov 2009
• Risk of thyroid cancer in survivors of childhood cancer: results from the British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. 13 Nov 2009
• Risk of cataract extraction among adult retinoblastoma survivors. 30 Oct 2009
• Brain structural abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury and torture. 30 Oct 2009
• Second primary cancers in survivors of childhood cancer. 29 Oct 2009
• Cancer incidence in Israeli Jewish survivors of World War II. 24 Oct 2009
• Cancer risk from extreme stressors: lessons from European Jewish survivors of World War II. 24 Oct 2009
• Childhood course of lung function in survivors of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. 5 Oct 2009
• New focus on long-term mental health of patients who survive serious illness. 5 Oct 2009
• Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers. 29 Sep 2009
• Common heart bypass method may be harmful. Patient-friendly technique may accelerate atherosclerosis growth in the graft. 29 Sep 2009
• Reproductive outcomes in male childhood cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis. 29 Sep 2009
• Pregnancy outcomes in female childhood and adolescent cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis. 29 Sep 2009
• Suicide from the Golden Gate Bridge. 29 Sep 2009
• Long-term impact of cancer care on activities of daily living: are we causing our sarcoma survivors to grow up too quickly? 29 Sep 2009
• Differences in activities of daily living performance between long-term pediatric sarcoma survivors and a matched comparison group on standardized testing. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Survivors'

Definition: Persons who have experienced a prolonged survival after serious disease or who continue to live with a usually life-threatening condition as well as family members, significant others, or individuals surviving traumatic life events.

Descriptor UI: D017741

Alternative terms: Survivors; Survivor; Long-Term Survivors; Long Term Survivors; Long-Term Survivor; Survivor, Long-Term; Survivors, Long-Term;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: M01.643.836; M01.860;

History Note: 94