Transition practices for survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Children ’s Oncology Group

ConclusionsMost COG institutions transfer adult-aged survivors of childhood cancer elsewhere for survivor care, yet few programs report delivering recognized standards for quality healthcare transition programming to support survivors.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsDevelopment of best practices for survivor transition is needed to help promote increased early detection and treatment of late effects among adult survivors of childhood cancer.
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research