Professional article
OA Policy
English

Long-term follow-up after childhood cancer in Switzerland: a position statement from the pediatric Swiss LTFU working group

Published inSchweizer Krebs-Bulletin, vol. 39, no. 3, p. 212-215
Publication date2019-09
First online date2019-09
Abstract

With better risk assessments, improvements in treatments and optimized supportive care more than 87% of the children with cancer become long-term survivors in Switzerland. Many studies have demonstrated that this enlarging population has a lifelong increased risk of morbidity and mortality associated with the underlying disease and the therapies received. Altogether, two thirds of the survivors will present at least one chronic health condition during their life and for one-third of them, the condition will be severe or life threatening as late effect of their treatment. In this context, a structured long-term follow-up is needed. The aim of this article is to give a global vision of the current situation in Switzerland concerning the different care models proposed to childhood cancer survivors and to provide recommendations for appropriate transition and long-term follow-up care.

Citation (ISO format)
TINNER, E.M. et al. Long-term follow-up after childhood cancer in Switzerland: a position statement from the pediatric Swiss LTFU working group. In: Schweizer Krebs-Bulletin, 2019, vol. 39, n° 3, p. 212–215.
Main files (1)
Article (Published version)
accessLevelPublic
Identifiers
  • PID : unige:159468
Journal ISSN2297-0703
325views
207downloads

Technical informations

Creation18/10/2021 09:22:00
First validation18/10/2021 09:22:00
Update time16/03/2023 03:50:03
Status update16/03/2023 03:50:02
Last indexation01/11/2024 02:06:32
All rights reserved by Archive ouverte UNIGE and the University of GenevaunigeBlack