Long-term Rehabilitation Management of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivors / 肿瘤防治研究

ABSTRACT

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) accounts for 75%-85% of the cases of childhood leukemia. As a result of the progress made in diagnosis and treatment, an event-free survival rate of 70%–80% has been reported in our country. Consequently, research should focus on long-term physical function and quality of life of childhood ALL survivors. In the past 20 years, cancer rehabilitation has achieved rapid development in European and American countries, but gaps remain in clinical practice and academic research of rehabilitation for childhood leukemia. Specifically, rehabilitation for childhood leukemia in our country lags behind, compared with that in Western developed countries. In this commentary, we describe a relatively comprehensive childhood ALL survivorship care quality framework to improve patients' long-term quality of life.