title: A worldwide collaboration to harmonize guidelines for the long-term follow-up of childhood and young adult cancer survivors: a report from the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group.
abstract: Childhood and young adult cancer survivors should receive optimum care to reduce the consequences of late effects and improve quality of life. We can facilitate achieving this goal by international collaboration in guideline development. In 2010, the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group was initiated. The aim of the harmonization endeavor is to establish a common vision and integrated strategy for the surveillance of late effects in childhood and young adult cancer survivors. With the implementation of our evidence-based methods, we provide a framework for the harmonization of guidelines for the long-term follow-up of childhood and young adult cancer survivors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. l.c.kremer@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: Leontien C M
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.forename: Renée L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: Kevin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Oeffinger
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Landier
authors.forename: Gill
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Levitt
authors.forename: Louis S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Constine
authors.forename: W Hamish
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Huib N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Caron
authors.forename: Saro H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Armenian
authors.forename: Roderick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: Melissa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D017741:Survivors; D055815:Young Adult