
Multidisciplinary Late Effects Clinics for Childhood Cancer Survivors in Germany - a Two-Center Study
Author(s) -
Judith Gebauer,
Sarah Rieken,
Simon Schuster,
Birgit Hahn,
Niklas Gebauer,
Norbert Meidenbauer,
Georg Brabant,
Markus Metzler,
Thorsten Langer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
oncology research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 2296-5262
pISSN - 2296-5270
DOI - 10.1159/000488203
Subject(s) - medicine , childhood cancer , cancer , pediatrics
Childhood cancer survivors are at risk for therapy-related sequelae and, therefore, require long-term follow-up. At 2 university hospitals in Germany collaborative multidisciplinary late effects clinics were installed to provide specialized care and to evaluate the current health status of these patients in a clinical setting. Patients andMethods: Every patient who visited the late effects clinics at the university hospital in Lübeck and Erlangen over a period of 3 years and met the inclusion criteria was included in the study. Patients' characteristics as well as cancer diagnosis, treatment related factors and the prevalence of chronic health conditions were assessed.