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Children with cancer are being saved, but are we breaking them in the process?
Survival rates for childhood cancer now exceed 80%—but this also means more children are living with the long-term emotional and psychosocial impacts of cancer.
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Survival rates for childhood cancer have risen above 80%, creating a growing population of young survivors who face lasting emotional and psychosocial challenges. Alyssa Ebert, a Ph.D. student at Flinders University, is researching these psychological issues to better understand the needs of this group. Her work aims to develop more targeted support interventions for children navigating cancer survivorship.
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