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February 25, 2026Pediatric Blood & Cancer0 citationsOpen Access

Stressful Events Reported by Childhood Cancer Survivors and Community Controls From the St. Jude Lifetime (SJLIFE) Cohort: A Mixed Method Study

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MWMegan E. WareCCColter K. ClaytonFWF. Wang

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand the stressful life events experienced by adult survivors of childhood cancer.
  • Utilized mixed methods to gather qualitative and quantitative data
  • Compared experiences between childhood cancer survivors and community controls
  • Identified specific stressful events related and unrelated to cancer experiences
  • Survivors reported a variety of stressful events, both cancer-related and non-cancer-related
  • Findings highlight unique stressors faced by this population compared to community controls
  • Results inform the development of trauma-informed care models for survivors

Abstract

Adult survivors of childhood cancer identify events both related and unrelated to cancer or its treatment as their most stressful life events. Understanding individual survivors' experiences may serve to better specify trauma-informed care models.

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Ware et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699e912ef5123be5ed04e7e4https://doi.org/10.1002/1545-5017.70169
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