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Survival after childhood cancer has improved remarkably over the past five decades, but how are these childhood cancer survivors doing later in life?
2021.08.10 |
| Date | Fri 20 Aug |
| Time | 13:00 — 15:00 |
| Location | Room 5.S.ABC at the Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen and online |
On Friday 20 August at 13:00, Line Elmerdahl Frederiksen defends her PhD dissertation entitled "Survivors of childhood cancer: Risk of psychiatric disorders and socioeconomic consequences in a long-term perspective".
A new PhD project investigating mental health and socioeconomic conditions among survivors of childhood cancer was carried out by Line Elmerdahl Frederiksen from Aarhus University, Health, who is defending her dissertation on August 20, 2021.
The PhD project includes five scientific papers that focus on childhood cancer survivors and examine potential consequences of the cancer diagnosis and its treatment that may affect the health and quality of life among survivor in a long-term perspective. Collectively, the papers indicate that some survivors are facing a lifelong burden of adverse health conditions and socioeconomic difficulties, and these survivors would benefit from an improved and person-centred follow-up care to ensure the best possible life after childhood cancer.
The project forms a bridge between Nordic register-based research and European clinical intervention research with the ultimate goal of providing evidence-based information for an improved and comprehensive follow-up care among survivors of childhood cancer.
The summary is written by the PhD student.
The defence is public and takes place in room 5.S.ABC at the Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen and online via Zoom. Please read the attached press release for more information.
PhD student Line Elmerdahl Frederiksen
Mail: liefre@cancer.dk
Phone: (+45) 28682421