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Disease severity/treatment late effects explained self-report and caregiver-proxy report of physical and emotional HRQOL for these adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood brain tumors. Family functioning was implicated as an important factor for caregiver-proxy report only. To enhance physical and emotional HRQOL, findings underscore the importance of coordinated, multidisciplinary follow-up care for the survivors who are not living independently and their families to address treatment late effects and support family management.
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