Childhood cancer survivorship in China: An overview of the past two decades

Across countries in the world, China has the largest population of childhood cancer survivors. Research and care for the childhood cancer survivor population in China is fragmented. We searched studies published in English or Chinese language between January 1, 2000 and June 30, 2021, which examined...

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Published in:	Cancer medicine (Malden, MA) MA), 2022-12, Vol.11 (23), p.4588-4601
Main Authors:	Ji, Xu, Su, Jun, Liu, Xinyu, Mao, Ziling, Zhang, Wenjing, Zhang, Jinhe, Sun, Xiaojie, Han, Xuesong
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adolescent Bone cancer Brain cancer Brain research Cancer Cancer Survivors Cancer therapies Child childhood cancer Children China Chinese languages Cross-Sectional Studies Ewings sarcoma Health care delivery Health promotion Hematology Hospitals Humans Leukemia Lymphoma Neoplasms - epidemiology Neoplasms - therapy Neuroblastoma Quality of life Review REVIEWS Survival Survivors Survivorship Teenagers Tumors
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Summary:	Across countries in the world, China has the largest population of childhood cancer survivors. Research and care for the childhood cancer survivor population in China is fragmented. We searched studies published in English or Chinese language between January 1, 2000 and June 30, 2021, which examined various aspects of childhood cancer survivorship in China. The existing China‐focused studies were largely based on a single institution, convenient samplings with relatively small sample sizes, restricted geographic areas, cross‐sectional design, and focused on young survivors in their childhood or adolescence. These studies primarily focused on the physical late effects of cancer and its treatment, as well as the inferior psychological wellbeing among childhood cancer survivors, with few studies examining financial hardship, health promotion, and disease prevention, or healthcare delivery in survivorship. Our findings highlight the urgent need for research and evidence‐based survivorship care to serve the childhood cancer survivor population in China. This is the first overview of research over the past two decades that examined various aspects of childhood cancer survivorship in China, a country with the largest childhood cancer‐survivor population. We found that the existing China‐focused studies primarily focused on the physical late effects of cancer and its treatment, as well as the inferior psychological wellbeing among childhood cancer survivors, with no studies examining financial hardship, health promotion and disease prevention, or healthcare delivery during survivorship. Our findings highlight the urgent need for research and evidence‐based survivorship care to serve the growing childhood cancer‐survivor population in China.
ISSN:	2045-7634 2045-7634