ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2018
Posttraumatic stress-related psychological functioning in adult survivors of childhood cancer.
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- The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Cancer-Related Worries in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Systematic Review.Psycho-oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder and symptoms in people with chronic somatic diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for treatment of anxiety and other psychological distress related to life-threatening illnesses: a randomized pilot study.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- Stressful Events Reported by Childhood Cancer Survivors and Community Controls From the St. Jude Lifetime (SJLIFE) Cohort: A Mixed Method Study.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2026Article
- Post-traumatic growth related to long-term follow up in survivors of childhood cancer: a national qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Cancer as trauma: multidimensional determinants of PTSD across the disease course. A narrative integrative review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Post-traumatic stress disorder and symptoms in paediatric cancer survivors and their family nucleus: systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.BJPsych open · 2024Review
- Profiles of Posttraumatic Growth and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Childhood Cancer Survivors.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2024Article
- Genome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder among childhood cancer survivors: results from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort.Translational psychiatry · 2022Article
- Fear of cancer recurrence among young adult cancer survivors-exploring long-term contributing factors in a large, population-based cohort.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Article
- Loneliness predicts suicidal ideation and anxiety symptoms in long-term childhood cancer survivors.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
- Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2025.CA: a cancer journal for cliniciansArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe majority of research examining posttraumatic stress symptoms/disorder (PTSS/PTSD) among adult survivors of childhood cancer has been oriented to cancer, assuming that cancer has been the most traumatic experience in their lives. Whether that assumption is valid, and how it might impact assessment of PTSS, is unknown.
methodsSurvivors in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort study completed an assessment of PTSS without cancer orientation, global psychological functioning, perceived stress, and cancer-related anxiety.
resultsParticipants (n = 2969; M
conclusionOne in eight adult long-term survivors of childhood cancer had PTSS above the cutoff, though subgroups (e.g., females and those with lower education) report more distress symptoms. Most adult survivors do not identify cancer as their most stressful event. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Screening for distress in survivorship clinics should not assume that distress is directly related to the survivor's cancer experience.
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