Authors
Leslie L Robison, Ann C Mertens, John D Boice, Norman E Breslow, Sarah S Donaldson, Daniel M Green, Frederic P Li, Anna T Meadows, John J Mulvihill, Joseph P Neglia, Mark E Nesbit, Roger J Packer, John D Potter, Charles A Sklar, Malcolm A Smith, Marilyn Stovall, Louise C Strong, Yutaka Yasui, Lonnie K Zeltzer
Publication date
2002/4
Journal
Medical and Pediatric Oncology: The Official Journal of SIOP—International Society of Pediatric Oncology (Societé Internationale d'Oncologie Pédiatrique
Volume
38
Issue
4
Pages
229-239
Publisher
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
Description
Background
Increased attention has been directed toward the long‐term health outcomes of survivors of childhood cancer. To facilitate such research, a multi‐institutional consortium established the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS), a large, diverse, and well‐characterized cohort of 5‐year survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer.
Procedure
Eligibility for the CCSS cohort included a selected group of cancer diagnoses prior to age 21 years between 1970–1986 and survival for at least 5 years.
Results
A total of 20,276 eligible subjects were identified from the 25 contributing institutions, of whom 15% are considered lost to follow‐up. Currently, 14,054 subjects (69.3% of the eligible cohort) have participated by completing a 24‐page baseline questionnaire. The distribution of first diagnoses includes leukemia (33%), lymphoma (21%), neuroblastoma (7%), CNS tumor (13%), bone tumor (8%), kidney …
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