Predictors of colorectal cancer surveillance among survivors of childhood cancer treated with radiation: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
Journal Article
BACKGROUND: Childhood cancer survivors treated with radiotherapy to a field including the colon or rectum have an elevated risk of developing radiation-induced colorectal cancer (CRC). The Children's Oncology Group recommends colonoscopy every 5 years beginning at age 35 years for at-risk survivors. METHODS: Analyses included 702 five-year survivors (Childhood Cancer Survivor Study) aged ≥36 years who received ≥30 gray of abdominal, pelvic, or spinal radiotherapy. Multivariate generalized linear models were used to calculate relative risks (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for adherence to the Children's Oncology Group's CRC surveillance recommendations. RESULTS: With a median age of 43 years (range, 36-58 years), 29.5% of the survivors (207 of 702 survivors) met surveillance recommendations. In multivariate analyses, age ≥50 years versus age 36 to 49 years (RR, 2.6; 95% CI, 2.0-3.4), reporting a routine cancer follow-up visit within 1 year before the study (RR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.0-2.2), reporting ≥10 physician visits within the past year versus 0 to 9 visits (RR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.1-1.7), and discussing future cancer risk with a physician at the time of the most recent follow-up visit (RR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.1-1.7) were found to be associated with adherence to CRC surveillance recommendations. CONCLUSIONS: Greater than 70% of survivors at an increased risk of CRC were not screened as recommended. Regular physician contact and discussion of screening were associated with a 60% increase in CRC surveillance. Educational interventions targeted at survivors and their primary care physicians are needed to heighten knowledge of CRC risk after radiotherapy and the importance of appropriate surveillance.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Daniel, CL; Kohler, CL; Stratton, KL; Oeffinger, KC; Leisenring, WM; Waterbor, JW; Whelan, KF; Armstrong, GT; Henderson, TO; Krull, KR; Robison, LL; Nathan, PC
Published Date
- June 1, 2015
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 121 / 11
Start / End Page
- 1856 - 1863
PubMed ID
- 25649858
Pubmed Central ID
- 25649858
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1097-0142
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1002/cncr.29265
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States