How We Approach the Integration of Psychological Services in the Care of Children With Cancer Predisposition Syndromes.
| Title: | How We Approach the Integration of Psychological Services in the Care of Children With Cancer Predisposition Syndromes. |
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| Authors: | Hanania JW; Department of Supportive Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.; Shepherd RF; Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA.; Wiener L; Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.; Sharp KMH; Department of Psychology & Biobehavioral Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.; Similuk MN; Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.; Denburg AE; Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; Wakefield CE; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.; Division of Quality of Life and Pediatric Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University and Stanford Medicine Children's Health, Palo Alto, California, USA. |
| Source: | Pediatric blood & cancer [Pediatr Blood Cancer] 2025 Dec; Vol. 72 (12), pp. e32065. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Sep 17. |
| Publication Type: | Case Reports; Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: John Wiley Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101186624 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1545-5017 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15455009 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pediatr Blood Cancer Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c 2004- |
| MeSH Terms: | Genetic Predisposition to Disease*/psychology ; Neoplasms*/psychology ; Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary*/psychology ; Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary*/therapy; Adolescent ; Child ; Humans |
| Abstract: | The psychosocial aspects of pediatric hereditary cancer range beyond initial coping with the genetic diagnosis and are situated across the lifespan and continuum of care. Over the past 20 years, a growing body of evidence has demonstrated the need for tailored support to identify and manage psychosocial concerns of pediatric patients with, or at risk of, a cancer predisposition syndrome (CPS). As the unmet needs of young people with a CPS continue to grow, the importance of psychology in the genomic era has expanded. This paper discusses how psychologists can be integrated with inter- or multi-disciplinary teams to address complex psychosocial needs.; (© 2025 Wiley Periodicals LLC.) |
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| Grant Information: | CSDG-22-102-01-CPSH a Clinician Scientist Development |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: cancer genetic risk; childhood cancer; pediatric cancer predisposition syndromes; pediatric psychosocial oncology; psychosocial support |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250917 Date Completed: 20251023 Latest Revision: 20251203 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pbc.32065 |
| PMID: | 40958770 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Case Reports; Journal Article