hrp0082wg7.1 | Nurses | ESPE2014

Quality of Life and Anxiety in Adolescents with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Benoit Melissa Anne

Background: Clinical observations of children and adolescents with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients led us to investigate quality of life and anxiety. Although adult DTC survivors have similar or slightly worse quality of life (QOL), this has not been evaluated in the pediatric population.Objective and Hypotheses: In this cross-sectional pilot study, our objective was to compare QOL and anxiety in adolescents with DTC to patients with acquire...