In this issue of Blood, Sun and colleagues from the Bone Marrow Transplant Survivors Study report the chronic health outcomes of more than 1000 survivors of stem cell transplantation. Their results demonstrate a significant burden of chronic conditions among survivors.

BACKGROUND In order to design effective educational intervention for cancer survivors, it is necessary to identify most-trusted sources for health-related information and the amount of attention paid to each source. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to explore the sources of health information used by cancer survivors according to their access to the internet and levels of trust in and...

BACKGROUND Adiposity and the diseases associated with it, including cardiovascular disease, are emerging long-term complications of pediatric cancer survivors. Direct evaluations of adiposity and comparisons to contemporary controls that can differentiate recent trends in obesity from cancer-related treatments and sequelae are limited. METHODS We evaluated demographic, treatment, lifestyle, a...

Purpose. The aim of this present study was to investigate the ground reaction forces (GRFs) alterations in stroke survivors with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Methods. Ten stroke survivors with DPN, 10 stroke survivors without DPN, and 10 healthy controls with matched body weight between groups participated in this case-control cross-sectional study. Three-dimensional GRFs (anterior-pos...

BACKGROUND The favorable prognosis for early stage breast cancer survivors may be a reason for the minimal research regarding their quality of life. Prior research has observed more long-term weight gain among early stage survivors compared to cancer-free women of a similar age. It would be useful to study survivors' perceptions and reported behaviors regarding diet and exercise to see if there...

INTRODUCTION Little is known about the impact of childhood cancer on the personal income of survivors. We compared income between survivors and siblings, and determined factors associated with income. METHODS As part of the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (SCCSS), a questionnaire was sent to survivors, aged ≥18 years, registered in the Swiss Childhood Cancer Registry (SCCR), diagnosed a...

Purpose – This study aims to describe analytically the active religious education carried out by Muhammadiyah elements for earthquake survivors in Ahu, West Sulawesi. The research data were obtained through participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and document review.
 Design/methods/approach All analyzed using Miles Huberman’s paradigm combined with Von Eckarberg’s hermeneutic phen...

Adolescent survivors of pediatric brain tumor (PBT) are a sparsely studied subset childhood cancer survivors. Sustaining PBT may complicate the development executive functions (EFs), which play vital role in long-term psychosocial adjustment. In this study, 48 adolescent and their parents completed questionnaires assessing EF, psychological symptoms, fatigue, adaptive functioning, 26 underwent ...

PURPOSE Research suggests that physicians neglect preventive care for cancer survivors. A survivor's self-motivation with respect to preventive care is unknown. Using protective skin care as a proxy, our aims were to characterize preventive care in cancer survivors and to identify factors associated with appropriate prevention. METHODS Using data from the 2009 U.S. Health Information National...