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Quality-of-life evaluations in children and adolescents with Ewing sarcoma treated with pencil-beam-scanning proton therapy.

December 2022
Executive summary

This study investigated the QoL of patients with Ewing sarcoma treated with PBS-PT. A PEDQOL questionnaire evaluating eight different domains was filled by the patients and their parents at the start of PT treatment, 2 months after treatment then once a year. This study found that patients with Ewing sarcoma usually recovered well to normal QoL levels 2 years after the end of PT, however, the children rated emotional functioning and body image poorly 2 years after PT.

Key content topics
Pencil Beam Scanning - PBS
Top cancer treatments
Sarcomas
Pediatric

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