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; TAÇYILDIZ, NURDAN; VARAN, ALİ; Kebudi, Rejin; Zulfikar, Bulent; Celkan, Tiraje; Sahin, Gurses; Corapcioglu, Funda; Keskin Yildirim, Zuhal; PINARLI, FARUK; Olgun, Nur; Sari, Neriman; Dagdemir, Ayhan; Ozyoruk, Derya; EREN, TUBA; ÇAKIR, FATMA; Adakli Aksoy, Basak; Bozkurt, Ceyhun; GÜLER, ELİF; Ozguven, Ali; Erbey, Fatih; Berber, Melda; DİNÇASLAN, 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

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TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.50, no.8, pp.1916-1921, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 50 Issue: 8
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
Akdeniz 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.