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Pediatric Oncology and Obesity: An Introduction for General Pediatricians

Published:2023-08-05 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0009-9228
Container-title:Clinical Pediatrics
language:en
Short-container-title:Clin Pediatr (Phila)

Author:

Reel Sarah Martin¹^ORCID,Siegel Robert M.²³^ORCID,Pillay Smiley Natasha⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA

3. Center for Better Health and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

4. Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, The Cure Starts Now Foundation Brain Tumor Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

5. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Abstract

For pediatric patients with cancer, a healthy lifestyle is important for treatment outcomes and beyond. General pediatricians play a major role in the care of these patients, particularly given the improved rates of survival. Pediatric obesity has many negative consequences, but it is an area where primary care providers can make an impact and provide support to childhood cancer survivors. To provide the best quality of care for this population, there must be collaboration between primary care and oncology providers. Additionally, general practioners should feel empowered to offer standard nutrition and physical activity recommendations to all childhood cancer survivors. For pediatric patients who carry a cancer diagnosis, cure is no longer the only goal. Pediatric providers across specialties need to work as a team to improve long-term quality of life for these patients, starting with modifiable healthy habits.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00099228231191957

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