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Long-Term Outcomes and Quality of Life (QOL) in Survivors of Pediatric and Adolescent Osteosarcoma

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We investigated long-term outcomes (education, employment, marriage, fertility, multiple primary cancers, and psychosocial outcomes) and quality of life (QOL) in survivors of pediatric and adolescent osteosarcoma. In a limb-sparing group, the proportion of survivors who graduated from a university was significantly higher. There were few problems regarding employment. The marital rates were slightly lower in male survivors and in an amputation group. Recent chemotherapy affected male survivors’ fertility. Of 162 patients, 13 had multiple primary cancers. When reviewing psychosocial outcomes, the incidence of posttraumatic stress symptom was low, and posttraumatic growth was marked. The QOL was satisfactory, excluding “physical functioning.” The limb-sparing group was more adaptable to social life activities than the amputation group.

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The authors thank Dr. Shin-ichiro Tatezaki and Dr. Kiyoko Kamibeppu, for their invaluable advice. The authors also thank the members of the Chiba Cancer Center and the Chiba Pediatric Orthopaedic Group (CPOG), for their encouragement.

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  1. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan

    Tsukasa Yonemoto, Shintaro Iwata, Hiroto Kamoda & Takeshi Ishii

  2. Chiba Pediatric Orthopaedic Group (CPOG), Chiba, Japan

    Tsukasa Yonemoto, Shintaro Iwata, Hiroto Kamoda & Takeshi Ishii

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Yonemoto, T., Iwata, S., Kamoda, H., Ishii, T. (2016). Long-Term Outcomes and Quality of Life (QOL) in Survivors of Pediatric and Adolescent Osteosarcoma. In: Ueda, T., Kawai, A. (eds) Osteosarcoma. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55696-1_20

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