title: Legal and societal issues facing survivors of childhood cancer.
abstract: The Boy Scouts have a good motto: Be prepared! Childhood cancer survivors and their families--and, if that is their preference, spouses and significant others--must learn to become their own best advocates. Life after cancer should be attacked with the same determination and perseverance that is allocated to life during cancer. Know your resources and how to use them. Learn networking skills and establish your own helping network. This article should give you a good start. Do not let yourself become a victim. Take charge of your future. Childhood cancer survivors are a hardy breed and should be a productive and successful force in society.
authors.affiliation: Childhood Cancer Ombudsman Program of Woodbridge, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Monaco
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fiduccia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004493:Education; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D016272:Occupational Health; D017741:Survivors; D014481:United States