2018
Parental perception of child vulnerability in childhood cancer survivors
Hogan M, Ross WL, Balsamo L, Mitchell H, Kadan‐Lottick N. Parental perception of child vulnerability in childhood cancer survivors. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2018, 65: e27364. PMID: 30024087, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood cancer survivorsCancer survivorsLate complicationsCancer historyPercent of parentsCurrent health statusCurrent mean ageChild Vulnerability ScalePatient sociodemographicsClinic visitsCohort studySurvivorship clinicPediatric patientsTherapy completionYears posttherapyMean ageMedical recordsLower riskHealth statusComplicationsChild vulnerabilityCancer treatmentSurvivorsTreatment intensityCancer diagnosis
2014
A prospective study of anxiety, depression, and behavioral changes in the first year after a diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Myers RM, Balsamo L, Lu X, Devidas M, Hunger SP, Carroll WL, Winick NJ, Maloney KW, Kadan‐Lottick N. A prospective study of anxiety, depression, and behavioral changes in the first year after a diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer 2014, 120: 1417-1425. PMID: 24473774, PMCID: PMC4319360, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAggressionAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAnxietyAsparaginaseBehaviorChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesCyclophosphamideDepressionDexamethasoneEmotionsFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePolyethylene GlycolsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaProspective StudiesPsychomotor AgitationVincristineConceptsStandard-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaUnhealthy family functioningHispanic ethnicityChildren's Oncology Group protocolsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaClinical rangeSubpopulation of patientsWorse physical functioningMore childrenFirst yearCoping Health InventoryCohort studyProspective studyRisk factorsPhysical functioningFamily functioningHealth InventoryFamily Assessment DevicePopulation normsMonthsFunctioning ScaleDepressionGroup protocol