2009
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-08-0959
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Abstract: Background/Objective: Adult survivors of childhood cancer can have altered social functioning. We sought to identify factors that predict marriage and divorce outcomes in this growing population. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of 8,928 ≥5-year adult survivors of childhood malignancy and 2,879 random sibling controls participating in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Marital status, current health, psychological status, and neurocognitive functioning were determined from surveys and validated… Show more

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“…53 Cranial RT is associated with short stature, cognitive processing difficulties, and poor physical function, which contribute to lower rates of employment, independent living, and marriage among AYA cancer survivors. 54 Adolescents are more vulnerable to RT-induced spinal cord dysfunction, presumably because of elongation of the cord during the growth spurt.…”
Section: Treatment Optionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…53 Cranial RT is associated with short stature, cognitive processing difficulties, and poor physical function, which contribute to lower rates of employment, independent living, and marriage among AYA cancer survivors. 54 Adolescents are more vulnerable to RT-induced spinal cord dysfunction, presumably because of elongation of the cord during the growth spurt.…”
Section: Treatment Optionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…46 Cranial RT is associated with short stature, cognitive processing difficulties, and poor physical function, which contribute to lower rates of employment, independent living, and marriage among AYA cancer survivors. 47 See also "Impact of Treatment on Fertility and Fertility Preservation" and "Late Effects in AYA Cancer Survivors," pages 1133 and 1139, respectively. Adolescents are more vulnerable to radiation-induced spinal cord dysfunction, presumably because of elongation of the cord during the growth spurt.…”
Section: 44mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…30 Survivors of childhood ALL have also been extensively evaluated relative to marriage, employment, education, and access to health insurance. 12,29,[33][34][35] Within the CCSS cohort, leukemia survivors were significantly more likely to report being unemployed compared with siblings (relative risk 1.26, 95% CI: 1.11-1.41). Moreover, analyses stratified for sex, rates of college graduation, marriage, and having health insurance were significantly lower among ALL survivors than their sibling counterparts.…”
Section: Social and Psychological Outcomesmentioning
confidence: 99%