Cross-sectional study: long term follow-up care for pediatric cancer survivors in a developing country, Turkey: current status, challenges, and future perspectives

İncesoy Özdemİr, Sonay; Taçyıldız, Nurdan; Varan, Alİ; Kebudi, Rejin; Zülfikar, OSMAN; Celkan, Tülin; Şahin, Gürses; Çorapcıoğlu, Funda; Keskin Yıldırım, Zuhal; Pınarlı, Faruk; Olgun, Hatice; Sarı, Neriman; Dağdemir, Ayhan; Özyörük, Derya; Eren, Tuba; Çakır, Fatma; Adaklı Aksoy, Başak; Bozkurt, Ceyhun; Güler, Elif; Özgüven, Ali; Erbey, Mehmet; Berber Hamamci, Melda; Dinçaslan, Handan; Ünal, Emel; Kantar, Mehmet

doi:10.3906/sag-1911-193

Cross-sectional study: long term follow-up care for pediatric cancer survivors in a developing country, Turkey: current status, challenges, and future perspectives

İncesoy Özdemİr S., Taçyıldız N., Varan A., Kebudi R., Zülfikar O. B., Celkan T. T., ...More

Turkish journal of medical sciences, vol.50, pp.1916-1921, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 50
Publication Date: 2020
Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1911-193
Journal Name: Turkish journal of medical sciences
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.1916-1921
Keywords: Long term follow-up, survivorship, pediatric oncology, Turkey, CHILDHOOD-CANCER, SECONDARY NEOPLASMS, TRANSITION, PROGRAMS, ONCOLOGY, CHILDREN, REFORMS
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: The main purpose of this study is to determine the current status of long-term follow-up (LTFU) for childhood cancer survivors and the challenges of LTFU for pediatric cancer survivors at pediatric oncology institutions in Turkey.