New Study Associates Adult Mental Health Issues with Pediatric Cancer

October 27, 2009

Over 9000 adult survivors of childhood cancers have been studied and compared to nearly 3000 siblings of the cancer survivors in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. A recent analysis suggests that adult survivors of childhood cancers are more likely to have suicidal thoughts. Yet the story doesn't end there. The suicidal thoughts are also associated with chronic pain. The authors of the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, explained the extreme importance of these results when they wrote in their conclusions, "The association of suicidal symptoms with physical health problems is important because these may be treatable conditions for which survivors seek follow-up care and underscores the need for amultidisciplinary approach to survivor care."

You can find the study published on the JCO website by clicking here.

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