Abstract IA39: Inspiring hope, help, and healing: The hard work and heart work of cancer survivorship

Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in children and teens. However, medical milestones advance cancer treatments that help nearly 85% of children diagnosed with cancer live at least five years following diagnosis. Some children are ultimately considered cured. Consequently, there is an increasing interest in childhood cancer survivorship. The current aim is to increase quality of life by decreasing treatment toxicity and proactive surveillance of potential late effects through long-term follow-up. Brown will share her challenges and triumphs experienced from more than 20 years of childhood cancer survivorship, long-term follow-up, and patient and research advocacy.

Citation Format: Jameisha Brown. Inspiring hope, help, and healing: The hard work and heart work of cancer survivorship [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Twelfth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2019 Sep 20-23; San Francisco, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020;29(6 Suppl_2):Abstract nr IA39.