Early Survivorship Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors: School Reintegration, Nutritional Status, and…

Cohort studyPediatric blood & cancer· Aug 2026

Early Survivorship Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors: School Reintegration, Nutritional Status, and Revaccination.

Maya Prasad, Niranjan Hegde, Venkata Ramamohan Gollamudi … Girish Chinnaswamy

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Pediatric Hematology & OncologyCohort studyClinical practiceQ1IF 1.7

Good academic performance linked to lower odds of school dropout after childhood cancer

Early Survivorship Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors: School Reintegration, Nutritional Status, and Revaccination.

Maya Prasad … Girish Chinnaswamy

Pediatric blood & cancer · Aug 2026 · Q1 in Pediatrics

Background

Data from low- and middle-income countries (low- and middle-income countries) on outcomes during this phase remain limited.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study of childhood cancer survivors (aged 5-18 years) enrolled in a dedicated survivorship clinic at a tertiary cancer center in India between 2013 and 2024.

Results

better school performance nearly halves the odds of dropping out

OR 0.42 (95% CI 0.20 to 0.88)

CI excludes the null - significant

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School rejoining was high (568/587, 96.8%); however, 50 (8.8%) of those who rejoined subsequently dropped out.

Overweight increased significantly across treatment periods (2014-2016: OR 2.17, p = 0.047; 2017-2020: OR 2.63, p = 0.004), with a concurrent decline in underweight.

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Higher socioeconomic status was associated with lower odds of underweight (OR 0.45, p = 0.001).

No independent predictors of revaccination were identified.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Early survivorship in this low- and middle-income countries cohort is characterized by high school re-entry but incomplete educational retention, alongside a transition from undernutrition to increasing overweight.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

These findings highlight the need for structured, multidisciplinary follow-up models during early survivorship to support sustained educational engagement, nutritional health, and preventive care.

Early Survivorship Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors: School Reintegration, Nutritional Status, and Revaccination.

Early Survivorship Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors: School Reintegration, Nutritional Status, and Revaccination.

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