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Late effects awareness website for pediatric survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia
OBJECTIVES: Every day 43 children are newly diagnosed with cancer. Fortunately, almost 90% of these childhood cancer patients will survive. However, 60–90% of these survivors will experience late effects, health problems that occur months or years after treatment has ended. Late effects could occur...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5815604/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29451924 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193141 |
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author | Klonoff-Cohen, Hillary Navarro, Ana Klonoff, Elizabeth A. |
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description | OBJECTIVES: Every day 43 children are newly diagnosed with cancer. Fortunately, almost 90% of these childhood cancer patients will survive. However, 60–90% of these survivors will experience late effects, health problems that occur months or years after treatment has ended. Late effects could occur as a result of the disease, its treatment, and patient-related factors. The two main objectives of this research are to: 1) Examine the existence of all web-based resources for childhood cancer survivors with acute lymphocytic leukemia which focus on medical and psychological aspects of late effects, and 2) Create an innovative website specifically designed to fill this void. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic literature review, followed by input from >20 different organizations, resulted in the creation of LEAP(3) AHEAD (Late Effects Awareness for Patients, Physicians and the Public; Advancing Health and Eliminating All Disparities), a multi-dimensional website centering on late effects. RESULTS: An extensive review revealed 14 pediatric cancer websites, none of which focused exclusively on late effects. LEAP(3) AHEAD is the first interactive website for acute lympocytic leukemia childhood cancer survivors and families, as well as physicians, and the public to: a) increase awareness about risks, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of medical and psychological late effects, b) provide suggestions to successfully reintegrate into schools, careers, and socially, and c) present opportunities including camps, scholarships, and pet therapy programs. CONCLUSION: LEAP(3) AHEAD is the first national website to provide a comprehensive, accessible, affordable, and multi-dimensional resource for pediatricians, internists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, survivors and their families, as well as the public about late effects. |
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spelling | pubmed-58156042018-03-02 Late effects awareness website for pediatric survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia Klonoff-Cohen, Hillary Navarro, Ana Klonoff, Elizabeth A. PLoS One Research Article OBJECTIVES: Every day 43 children are newly diagnosed with cancer. Fortunately, almost 90% of these childhood cancer patients will survive. However, 60–90% of these survivors will experience late effects, health problems that occur months or years after treatment has ended. Late effects could occur as a result of the disease, its treatment, and patient-related factors. The two main objectives of this research are to: 1) Examine the existence of all web-based resources for childhood cancer survivors with acute lymphocytic leukemia which focus on medical and psychological aspects of late effects, and 2) Create an innovative website specifically designed to fill this void. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic literature review, followed by input from >20 different organizations, resulted in the creation of LEAP(3) AHEAD (Late Effects Awareness for Patients, Physicians and the Public; Advancing Health and Eliminating All Disparities), a multi-dimensional website centering on late effects. RESULTS: An extensive review revealed 14 pediatric cancer websites, none of which focused exclusively on late effects. LEAP(3) AHEAD is the first interactive website for acute lympocytic leukemia childhood cancer survivors and families, as well as physicians, and the public to: a) increase awareness about risks, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of medical and psychological late effects, b) provide suggestions to successfully reintegrate into schools, careers, and socially, and c) present opportunities including camps, scholarships, and pet therapy programs. CONCLUSION: LEAP(3) AHEAD is the first national website to provide a comprehensive, accessible, affordable, and multi-dimensional resource for pediatricians, internists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, survivors and their families, as well as the public about late effects. Public Library of Science 2018-02-16 /pmc/articles/PMC5815604/ /pubmed/29451924 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193141 Text en © 2018 Klonoff-Cohen et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Klonoff-Cohen, Hillary Navarro, Ana Klonoff, Elizabeth A. Late effects awareness website for pediatric survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia |
title | Late effects awareness website for pediatric survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia |
title_full | Late effects awareness website for pediatric survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia |
title_fullStr | Late effects awareness website for pediatric survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia |
title_full_unstemmed | Late effects awareness website for pediatric survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia |
title_short | Late effects awareness website for pediatric survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia |
title_sort | late effects awareness website for pediatric survivors of acute lymphocytic leukemia |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5815604/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29451924 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193141 |
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