Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

Adult survivors of childhood cancer four times more likely to suffer PTSD.
The Los Angeles Times (5/6, Maugh) "Booster Shots" blog reported that, according to a study published online April 30 in the journal Pediatrics, "adult survivors of childhood cancer are four times as likely as their siblings to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)." In a study of "6,542 adults over 18 who were diagnosed with cancer between 1970 and 1986, as well as 368 of their siblings," researchers found that "about 9% of the adults suffer PTSD," compared to "only 2% of their siblings."