title: Caring for the long-term survivor after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
abstract: Survivors of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) are at risk of developing long-term complications such as subsequent malignancies and cardiopulmonary compromise. The prevalence of chronic health conditions approaches 75% among allogeneic HCT survivors and that for severe or life-threatening conditions exceeds 20%. This chapter describes the burden of morbidity carried by HCT survivors to help healthcare providers and policy makers understand the scope of the problem and the need for life-long follow-up and proactive care for this vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA.
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D015438:Health Behavior; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D017741:Survivors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality