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ArticleThe Journal of investigative dermatology2019

Skin Cancer Early Detection Practices among Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Treated with Radiation.

Alan C Geller, Robyn R Keske, Sebastien Haneuse, Jessica A Davine, Karen M Emmons, Casey L Daniel, Todd M Gibson, Ashfaq Marghoob, Ann C Mertens, Aaron J McDonald and 6 more

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Article in The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Basal cell carcinoma risk prediction in survivors of childhood cancer.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Alan C GellerDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: ageller@hsph.harvard.edu.
Robyn R KeskeDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sebastien HaneuseDepartment of Biostatistics, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jessica A DavineDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Karen M EmmonsDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Casey L DanielDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Todd M GibsonDepartment of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Ashfaq MarghoobDepartment of Dermatology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Ann C MertensDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Aaron J McDonaldDepartment of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Leslie L RobisonDepartment of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Rebecca M HowellDepartment of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
John A WhittonFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Adina CoroiuDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Wendy M LeisenringFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Gregory T ArmstrongDepartment of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Harvard University · USSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USFred Hutch Cancer Center · USEmory University · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Elisa de Stanchina · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI SUZANNE J. BAKER · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
Mach-LETSGO: Machine-LEarning of Treatment, Survey, and Genetics towards Obtaining Correct Classification of Chronic Conditions in Adult Survivors in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study - CCSS SupplU24CA055727 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI Gregory Armstrong · 1999 to 2026
$96.7M
Reducing Skin Cancer Risk in Childhood Cancer SurvivorsR01CA175231 · NCI · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI GELLER, ALAN CHARLES · 2013 to 2017
$3.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765NCI NIH HHS R01 CA175231NCI NIH HHS U24 CA055727
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Because rates of skin cancer are greater among adult survivors of childhood cancer who received radiation therapy than among the general population, the National Cancer Institute recommends skin self-examinations and annual physician examination. There has been no comprehensive assessment of survivors' adherence to the skin cancer screening guidelines associated with skin self-examination (SSE) and physician whole-body skin examination (PSE). We conducted a cross-sectional survey of radiation-treated, adult 5-year survivors of childhood cancer, diagnosed between 1970 and 1986, in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort. Multivariate multinomial logit regression investigated the association between demographic, cancer diagnosis, patient activation, cancer treatment characteristics, and skin cancer screening practice. Among 728 survivors, 13.1% reported performing SSE in the prior 2 months plus receiving PSE in the prior 12 months, and 16.4% and 11.0% reported performing only an SSE or a PSE, respectively; 59.5% of survivors reported having had neither. Participants at the highest patient activation score were most likely to report SSE plus PSE compared with neither (adjusted relative risk ratio = 4.16, 95% confidence interval = 1.34-12.85). Most adult survivors of childhood cancer who had radiation therapy do not practice strategies that promote early detection of skin cancer. Interventions designed to activate survivors to increase their participation in screening are needed.

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AdolescentAdultAgedCancer SurvivorsChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOffice Visits

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PMID30959042
PMCPMC6708770
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