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Psychological Symptoms, Social Outcomes, Socioeconomic Attainment, and Health Behaviors Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer

Childhood cancer can impact survivors’ mental health, social development, and socioeconomic outcomes. While most adjust well, they face higher risks of anxiety, depression, delayed psychosexual growth, lower education/employment, and poorer psychosocial functioning, especially after CNS therapies.