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The Cancer Survivor Program at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Childrens Healthcare of Atlantawas awarded the 2021 Children's Cancer Cause Champion's Prize. The Aflac Cancer Survivor Program is using the funds to plan for the d...
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Infertility is one of the top concerns of young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after 1 year of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse, infertility has been self-reported in 2 of 3 males and 1 of 7 ...
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Today over 80% of children with cancer will become long-term survivors. However, therapies used to treat childhood cancers can damage normal tissues and cause health problems after therapy, which are called late effects. Late effects may develop soon...
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All childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors should continue to follow recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, like mask wearing, social distancing, frequent hand washing, etc, as advised by national and/or local authorities....
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The Children’s Oncology Group has developed a Health Link about COVID-19 for pediatric cancer survivors. Survivors with certain chronic conditions such as lung disease and heart disease or who received treatment that could damage their heart or lungs...
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SurvivorLink was designed with input from healthcare providers, young adult survivors, and parents of survivors. An article published in Supportive Care in Cancer describes the user-centered design methods and iterative enhancements to address usabil...
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Drs. Ann Mertens and Cam Escoffery received a five-year, nearly $3 million R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate the impact of SurvivorLink on the care of pediatric cancer survivors and study the implementation of SurvivorLink in s...
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Cancer SurvivorLink is now on Twitter! Follow us @Survivor_Link to learn more about survivor care....
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Childhood cancer survivors are often cared for by a team of providers. Cancer SurvivorLink is an electronic personal health record controlled by survivors and their families that can help you manage your healthcare across these providers. OnSurvivorL...
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Ann Mertens, PhD, a pediatric cancer epidemiologist who helped develop Cancer SurvivorLink, was recognized by the Emory University School of Medicine as a researcher making a difference in her field.Join us incongratulating Dr. Mertens!Read more abou...
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