Cancer's hidden toll: how it shapes who young survivors become
NCT ID NCT00832325
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how surviving cancer as a teen or young adult affects a person's identity, friendships, and family life. Researchers will interview and hold group discussions with 300 survivors aged 15 to 25 who finished treatment at least 6 months ago. The goal is to learn what these survivors need so doctors can provide better support in the future.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jan 2009
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
adolescent survivors from MSKCC
- Ages
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15 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Current age greater than and including 15 and up to and including 25 years of age at time of consent * Diagnosis of a first cancer \> or = to 14 and up to and including 21 years of age * At least 6 months post-treatment according to participant's self-report. * Able to provide informed consent (or parent or legal guardian consent and participant assent for those participants under 18 years of age) * Able to speak English. This inclusion criterion is included because study assessments were designed and validated in English and many of them are not currently available in other languages. Translation of questionnaires into other languages would require reestablishing the reliability and validity of these measures. Therefore, participants must be able to communicate in English to complete the assessments. Exclusion Criteria: * Will exclude survivors with severe cognitive impairment that precludes them from being able to give information consent and/or complete the questionnaires.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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