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Communicating “cure” to pediatric oncology patients: a mixed‐methods study

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2019
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Essig, S., Michel, G., Dupont, C., Kiss, A., Bergstraesser, E., Tinner, E. M., & Kuehni, C. E. (2019). Communicating “cure” to pediatric oncology patients: a mixed‐methods study. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 66, e27661. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.27661

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BACKGROUND: Uncertainty about cure puts childhood cancer survivors at risk of mental distress. We asked survivors if they had been told they had been cured and investigated associated factors. PROCEDURE: We used nationwide registry data and a questionnaire survey for ≥five-year survivors of childhood cancer (n = 301), followed by online focus groups with a purposive sample of Swiss pediatric oncologists (n = 17). Discussions were coded by investigators using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Overall, 235 among 301 survivors (78%; 95% confid

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  • Essig, Stefan
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  • Michel, Gisela
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  • Dupont, Carole
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  • Kiss, Alexander
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  • Bergstraesser, Eva
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  • Tinner, Eva Maria
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  • Kuehni, Claudia E
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66

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6

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e27661

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health, Oncology, Hematology, aftercare; cancer; communication; delivery of health care; fear; motivation; oncology; pediatricians; prognosis; survivors

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English

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2019-06-01

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2020-02-06

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1545-5009

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Green

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Essig, S., Michel, G., Dupont, C., Kiss, A., Bergstraesser, E., Tinner, E. M., & Kuehni, C. E. (2019). Communicating “cure” to pediatric oncology patients: a mixed‐methods study. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 66, e27661. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.27661

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