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Kirsten K. Ness
Researcher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Publications - 405
Citations - 21163
Kirsten K. Ness is an academic researcher from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 75, co-authored 333 publications receiving 16988 citations. Previous affiliations of Kirsten K. Ness include University of Minnesota & University of Alberta.
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Clinical Ascertainment of Health Outcomes Among Adults Treated for Childhood Cancer
Melissa M. Hudson,Kirsten K. Ness,James G. Gurney,Daniel A. Mulrooney,Wassim Chemaitilly,Kevin R. Krull,Daniel M. Green,Gregory T. Armstrong,Kerri Nottage,Kendra E. Jones,Charles A. Sklar,Deo Kumar Srivastava,Leslie L. Robison +12 more
TL;DR: Among adult survivors of childhood cancer, the prevalence of adverse health outcomes was high, and a systematic risk-based medical assessment identified a substantial number of previously undiagnosed problems that are more prevalent in an older population.
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The cumulative burden of surviving childhood cancer: an initial report from the St Jude Lifetime Cohort Study (SJLIFE)
Nickhill Bhakta,Qi Liu,Kirsten K. Ness,Malek Baassiri,Hesham Eissa,Frederick Yeo,Wassim Chemaitilly,Wassim Chemaitilly,Matthew J. Ehrhardt,Johnnie K. Bass,Michael W. Bishop,Kyla Shelton,Lu Lu,Sujuan Huang,Zhenghong Li,Eric Caron,Jennifer Q. Lanctot,Carrie R. Howell,Timothy E. Folse,Vijaya M. Joshi,Daniel M. Green,Daniel A. Mulrooney,Gregory T. Armstrong,Kevin R. Krull,Tara M. Brinkman,Raja B. Khan,Deo Kumar Srivastava,Melissa M. Hudson,Yutaka Yasui,Leslie L. Robison +29 more
TL;DR: The total cumulative burden experienced by survivors of pediatric cancer, in conjunction with detailed characterization of long-term CHCs, provide data to better inform future clinical guidelines, research investigations and health services planning for this vulnerable, medically-complex population.
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Long-term outcomes among adult survivors of childhood central nervous system malignancies in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
Gregory T. Armstrong,Qi Liu,Yutaka Yasui,Sujuan Huang,Kirsten K. Ness,Wendy Leisenring,Melissa M. Hudson,Sarah S. Donaldson,Allison A. King,Marilyn Stovall,Kevin R. Krull,Leslie L. Robison,Roger J. Packer +12 more
TL;DR: Survivors of childhood CNS malignancies are at high risk for late mortality and for developing subsequent neoplasms and chronic medical conditions and care providers should be informed of these risks so they can provide risk-directed care and develop screening guidelines.
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Social Outcomes in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Cohort
James G. Gurney,Kevin R. Krull,Nina S. Kadan-Lottick,H. Stacy Nicholson,Paul C. Nathan,Brad Zebrack,Jean M. Tersak,Kirsten K. Ness +7 more
TL;DR: A review of previous publications from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and other relevant literature provides insight into the prevalence of, and risk factors for, poor educational attainment, less than optimal employment status, and interpersonal relationship issues among long-term survivors of childhood cancer.
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Psychosocial Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Lonnie K. Zeltzer,Qian Lu,Wendy M. Leisenring,Jennie C.I. Tsao,Christopher J. Recklitis,Gregory T. Armstrong,Ann C. Mertens,Leslie L. Robison,Kirsten K. Ness +8 more
TL;DR: Compared with population norms, childhood cancer survivors and siblings report positive psychological health, good HRQOL, and life satisfaction; the findings identify targeted subgroups of survivors for intervention.