Life partnerships in childhood cancer survivors, their siblings, and the general population

Background Life partnerships other than marriage are rarely studied in childhood cancer survivors (CCS). We aimed (1) to describe life partnership and marriage in CCS and compare them to life partnerships in siblings and the general population; and (2) to identify socio‐demographic and cancer‐relate...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric blood & cancer 2014-03, Vol.61 (3), p.538-545
Hauptverfasser: Wengenroth, L., Rueegg, C.S., Michel, G., Essig, S., Ammann, R.A., Bergstraesser, E., Kuehni, C.E.
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Zusammenfassung:Background Life partnerships other than marriage are rarely studied in childhood cancer survivors (CCS). We aimed (1) to describe life partnership and marriage in CCS and compare them to life partnerships in siblings and the general population; and (2) to identify socio‐demographic and cancer‐related factors associated with life partnership and marriage. Methods As part of the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (SCCSS), a questionnaire was sent to all CCS (aged 20–40 years) registered in the Swiss Childhood Cancer Registry (SCCR), aged
ISSN:1545-5009
1545-5017
DOI:10.1002/pbc.24821