Psychologic adaptation of survivors of childhood cancer
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Survivorship: childhood cancer survivors.
Late effects of therapy for childhood cancer are frequent and serious. Fortunately, many late effects are also modifiable. Proactive and anticipatory risk-based care can reduce the frequency and severity of treatment-related morbidity. The primary care clinician should be an integral component in risk-based care of survivors. Continued communication between the "late effects" staff at the cance...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19921201)70:11<2713::aid-cncr2820701124>3.0.co;2-t