title: Young adults with risk factors for chronic disease: transition needs for survivors of childhood cancer.
abstract: This article includes a definition of transition, the current state of transition, a review of transition research, an overview of chronic disease in survivors of childhood cancer (SCC), and the transition of SCC. In addition, models of transition are discussed, and the barriers to transition as well as principles for successful transition are identified.
authors.affiliation: Life After Cancer Program, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX 76104, USA. Lisa.bashore@cookchildrens.org
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bashore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017741:Survivors; D055815:Young Adult