There are benefits to participants in the Long Term Follow-Up Study. As participants you:

  • are health partners in the historic progress of the largest study of its kind ever conducted
  • have knowledge that the information they provide helps to redesign therapies for children undergoing treatment for childhood cancer or other serious illnesses to prevent late effects from disease and/or treatment
  • receive newsletters designed to educate survivors about the potential impacts of a cancer diagnosis and treatment on their health
  • have a chance to take part in additional studies designed to help survivors change their health behaviors and promote health
  • contribute to our understanding of the health needs of survivors of serious illnesses such as childhood cancer