The British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: Objectives, methods, population structure, response rates and initial descriptive information

In Britain 75% of individuals diagnosed with childhood cancer survive at least 5 years. The British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study was established to determine the risks of adverse health and social outcomes among survivors. To be eligible individuals were diagnosed with childhood cancer in Britain between 1940 and 1991 and survived at least 5 years. The entire cohort of 17,981 form the basis of population‐based studies of late mortality and the risks/causes of second malignant neoplasms using national registration systems.

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