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Educating and Preparing the Childhood Cancer Survivor for Long-Term Care: A Curriculum Model for Cancer Centers

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Handbook of Long Term Care of The Childhood Cancer Survivor

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As emphasized in various chapters in this manuscript, childhood cancer survivors often have difficulty with the transition from an integrated and supportive child-oriented care model to adult medical care. While there are various programs at institutions across the country and abroad, CHOC Children’s Hospital has compiled a curriculum designed to guide the survivor and their family through the transition from an integrated care model at CHOC to adult-oriented care. In this chapter, we present that curriculum and how that program facilitates the transition not only to adult-focused care outside of the comforts of their familiar Children’s Hospital, but also provides a mechanism for the survivor and their family to appreciate the struggles all have endured during their journey, and hopefully provide a sense of assurance as they embark on the journey into adulthood.

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  1. CHOC Children’s Hospital, 1201 West La Veta Avenue, Orange, CA, 92868, USA

    Lilibeth R. Torno M.D., Jenee Areeckal M.S.W., Claudia E. Begino M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Christy Campo C.C.L.S., Mary English P.N.P., Janet Hager R.N., Heather Hawthorne M.D., Carol Lin M.D., Ruth McCarty L.Ac., Angela Salazar R.D. & Nadia Torres-Eaton Psy.D., A.B.P.P.

  2. UC Irvine Medical Center, University of California, Orange, CA, USA

    Jennifer Phan P.H.P., B.A.

  3. Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville, 807 Childrens Way, Jacksonville, FL, 32207, USA

    Marcos Di Pinto Ph.D., A.B.P.P.-C.N.

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    Grace A. Mucci

  2. Division of Oncology, CHOC After Cancer Treatment Survivorship Program, CHOC Children’s Hospital, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, Orange, California, USA

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Torno, L.R. et al. (2015). Educating and Preparing the Childhood Cancer Survivor for Long-Term Care: A Curriculum Model for Cancer Centers. In: Mucci, G., Torno, L. (eds) Handbook of Long Term Care of The Childhood Cancer Survivor. Specialty Topics in Pediatric Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7584-3_30

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