Ellen van der Plas, Himani Darji, Deo K Srivastava, Melissa Schapiro, Donna Jeffe, Stephanie Perkins, Rebecca Howell, Wendy Leisenring, Gregory T Armstrong, Kevin Oeffinger, Kevin Krull, Kim Edelstein, Robert J Hayashi
BACKGROUND: Prevalence and risk of poor psychological outcomes following rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) are not well-established. METHODS: Participants in this cross-sectional, case-control study (n = 713 survivors, 42.5% female; mean [SD] age, 30.5 [6.6] years; n = 706 siblings, 57.2% female; mean age, 32.8,[7.9] years) completed measures of neurocognition, emotional distress, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Multivariable logistic regression models identified treatments, health behaviors, and chronic conditions associated with impairment...
February 19, 2024: Cancer