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© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Background: Second malignant neoplasms and cardiotoxicity are among the most serious and frequent adverse health outcomes experienced by childhood and adolescent cancer survivors (CCSs) and contribute significantly to their increased risk of premature mortality. Owing to differences in health-care systems, language and culture across the continent, Europe has had limited success in establishing multi-country collaborations needed to assemble the numbers of survivors required to clarify the health issues arising after successful cancer treatment. PanCareSurFup (PCSF) is the first pan-European project to evaluate some of the serious long-term health risks faced by survivors. This article sets out the overall rationale, methods and preliminary results of PCSF. Methods: The PCSF consortium pooled data from 13 cancer registries and hospitals in 12 European countries to evaluate subsequent primary malignancies, cardiac disease and late mortality in survivors diagnosed between ages 0 and 20 years. In addition, PCSF integrated radiation dosimetry to sites of second malignancies and to the heart, developed evidence-based guidelines for long-term care and for transition services, and disseminated results to survivors and the public. Results: We identified 115,596 individuals diagnosed with cancer, of whom 83,333 were 5-year survivors and diagnosed from 1940 to 2011. This single data set forms the basis for cohort analyses of subsequent malignancies, cardiac disease and late mortality and case–control studies of subsequent malignancies and cardiac disease in 5-year survivors. Conclusions: PCSF delivered specific estimates of risk and comprehensive guidelines to help survivors and care-givers. The expected benefit is to provide every European CCS with improved access to care and better long-term health.
Author(s): Byrne J, Alessi D, Allodji RS, Bagnasco F, Bardi E, Bautz A, Bright CJ, Brown M, Diallo I, Feijen EAML, Fidler MM, Frey E, Garwicz S, Grabow D, Gudmundsdottir T, Hagberg O, Harila-Saari A, Hau EM, Haupt R, Hawkins MM, Jakab Z, Jankovic M, Kaatsch P, Kaiser M, Kremer LCM, Kuehni CE, Kuonen R, Ladenstein R, Lahteenmaki PM, Levitt G, Linge H, LLanas D, Michel G, Morsellino V, Mulder RL, Reulen RC, Ronckers CM, Sacerdote C, Skinner R, Steliarova-Foucher E, van der Pal HJ, de Vathaire F, Vu Bezin G, Wesenberg F, Wiebe T, Winter DL, Falck Winther J, Witthoff E, Zadravec Zaletel L, Hjorth L
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Cancer
Year: 2018
Volume: 103
Pages: 238-248
Print publication date: 01/11/2018
Online publication date: 01/10/2018
Acceptance date: 26/08/2018
ISSN (print): 0959-8049
ISSN (electronic): 1879-0852
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2018.08.017
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.08.017
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