Risk stratification of young adult survivors of cancer to estimate hospital morbidity burden: applicability of a pediatric therapy-based approach

ConclusionsThe NCSI pediatric late-effects risk stratification system can be effectively and safely applied to cancer patients aged 18 –29, independent of ethnicity or socioeconomic position.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsTo enhance quality of care and resource utilization, long-term aftercare of survivors of YA cancer can and should be risk stratified through adoption of approaches such as the NCSI risk-stratification model.
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research