Body image in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: The role of chronic health conditions

Cancer and its treatment may impair the body image of childhood cancer survivors during adolescence. We compared the body image between adolescent cancer survivors and their siblings, and determined whether survivors’ body image is associated with socio‐demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics and chronic health conditions.

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