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View article: The childhood cancer registry in Switzerland: methods and results in 2025
The childhood cancer registry in Switzerland: methods and results in 2025 Open
Summary Aims Nationwide registration of childhood cancers in Switzerland began in 1976. With the implementation of the Federal Law on Cancer Registration in 2020, cancer registration became compulsory, and methods were standardized nationw…
View article: Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors
Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors Open
View article: Evaluating growth references used in Switzerland: a comparative analysis in Zurich schoolchildren
Evaluating growth references used in Switzerland: a comparative analysis in Zurich schoolchildren Open
INTRODUCTION: The Swiss Society of Paediatrics currently recommends the growth references of the World Health Organization (WHO), while the Paediatric Endocrinology Centre Zurich (PEZZ) has proposed alternative growth references. Specialis…
View article: Metabolic syndrome in childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors: recommendations for surveillance from the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group
Metabolic syndrome in childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors: recommendations for surveillance from the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group Open
Objective Survivors of childhood, adolescent, and young adult (CAYA) cancer have an increased risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). MetS describes the clustering of cardiovascular risk factors including overweight or obesity, hypertension, (p…
View article: Paediatric Personalized Research Network Switzerland (SwissPedHealth): a joint paediatric national data stream
Paediatric Personalized Research Network Switzerland (SwissPedHealth): a joint paediatric national data stream Open
Introduction Children represent a large and vulnerable patient group. However, the evidence base for most paediatric diagnostic and therapeutic procedures remains limited or is often inferred from adults. There is an urgency to improve pae…
View article: Paediatric Personalized Research Network Switzerland (SwissPedHealth): A Joint Paediatric National Data Stream
Paediatric Personalized Research Network Switzerland (SwissPedHealth): A Joint Paediatric National Data Stream Open
Introduction Children represent a large and vulnerable patient group. However, the evidence-base for most paediatric diagnostic and therapeutic procedures remains limited or is often inferred from adults. There is urgency to improve paedia…
View article: Evaluating Swiss growth reference curves: A comparative analysis in Zurich schoolchildren
Evaluating Swiss growth reference curves: A comparative analysis in Zurich schoolchildren Open
INTRODUCTION Switzerland has an ongoing debate about the appropriateness of national growth reference curves. The Swiss Society of Pediatrics currently recommends the growth references of the World Health Organization (WHO), while the Cent…
View article: The Role of Diet in the Cardiovascular Health of Childhood Cancer Survivors—A Systematic Review
The Role of Diet in the Cardiovascular Health of Childhood Cancer Survivors—A Systematic Review Open
Background: Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) face an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This systematic review aims to provide the first synthesis of observational and interventional studies on the relationship between diet a…
View article: Risk of subsequent gliomas and meningiomas among 69,460 5-year survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer in Europe: the PanCareSurFup study
Risk of subsequent gliomas and meningiomas among 69,460 5-year survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer in Europe: the PanCareSurFup study Open
View article: Risk factors for overweight and obesity after childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in North America and Switzerland: A comparison of two cohort studies
Risk factors for overweight and obesity after childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in North America and Switzerland: A comparison of two cohort studies Open
Background After childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), sequelae include overweight and obesity, yet with conflicting evidence. We compared the prevalence of overweight and obesity between ≥5‐year ALL survivors from the North Americ…
View article: Prevalence and factors associated with cancer-related fatigue in Swiss adult survivors of childhood cancer
Prevalence and factors associated with cancer-related fatigue in Swiss adult survivors of childhood cancer Open
View article: Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity after Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in North America and Switzerland: A Comparison of Two Cohort Studies
Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity after Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in North America and Switzerland: A Comparison of Two Cohort Studies Open
View article: Risk of subsequent primary lymphoma in a cohort of 69,460 five‐year survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer in Europe: The PanCareSurFup study
Risk of subsequent primary lymphoma in a cohort of 69,460 five‐year survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer in Europe: The PanCareSurFup study Open
Background Survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) are at risk of developing non‐Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) after treatment; however, the risks of developing subsequent primary lymphomas (SPLs), including HL and NHL, after different types of childh…
View article: Risk of subsequent primary oral cancer in a cohort of 69,460 5-year survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer in Europe: the PanCareSurFup study
Risk of subsequent primary oral cancer in a cohort of 69,460 5-year survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer in Europe: the PanCareSurFup study Open
View article: Risk of subsequent primary oral cancer in a cohort of 69,460 5-year survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer in Europe: the PanCareSurFup study
Risk of subsequent primary oral cancer in a cohort of 69,460 5-year survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer in Europe: the PanCareSurFup study Open
Background: Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk of subsequent primary malignant neoplasms (SPNs), but the risk for rarer types of SPNs, such as oral cancer, is uncertain. Previous studies included few oral SPNs, hence large-scale coh…
View article: Description of Ultra-Processed Food Intake in a Swiss Population-Based Sample of Adults Aged 18 to 75 Years
Description of Ultra-Processed Food Intake in a Swiss Population-Based Sample of Adults Aged 18 to 75 Years Open
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are associated with lower diet quality and several non-communicable diseases. Their consumption varies between countries/regions of the world. We aimed to describe the consumption of UPFs in adults aged 18–75 y…
View article: Body image in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: The role of chronic health conditions
Body image in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: The role of chronic health conditions Open
Background Cancer and its treatment may impair the body image of childhood cancer survivors during adolescence. We compared the body image between adolescent cancer survivors and their siblings, and determined whether survivors’ body image…
View article: Risk Factors for Heart Failure Among Pan-European Childhood Cancer Survivors: A PanCareSurFup and ProCardio Cohort and Nested Case-Control Study
Risk Factors for Heart Failure Among Pan-European Childhood Cancer Survivors: A PanCareSurFup and ProCardio Cohort and Nested Case-Control Study Open
PURPOSE Heart failure (HF) is a potentially life-threatening complication of treatment for childhood cancer. We evaluated the risk and risk factors for HF in a large European study of long-term survivors. Little is known of the effects of …
View article: Physical activity, respiratory physiotherapy practices, and nutrition among people with primary ciliary dyskinesia in Switzerland – a cross-sectional survey
Physical activity, respiratory physiotherapy practices, and nutrition among people with primary ciliary dyskinesia in Switzerland – a cross-sectional survey Open
AIMS OF THE STUDY: We know little about the level of physical activity, respiratory physiotherapy practices and nutritional status of people with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), although these are important aspects of patients with chron…
View article: Body image in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: the role of chronic health conditions
Body image in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: the role of chronic health conditions Open
Background: Cancer diagnosis and its treatment may impair the long-term body image of childhood cancer survivors. This may be particularly relevant in adolescence, a critical period of psycho-social development. We compared the body image …
View article: Physical activity, respiratory physiotherapy practices, and nutrition among people with primary ciliary dyskinesia in Switzerland
Physical activity, respiratory physiotherapy practices, and nutrition among people with primary ciliary dyskinesia in Switzerland Open
Summary Aims of the study We know little about the level of physical activity, respiratory physiotherapy practices, and nutritional status of people with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), although these are important aspects of patients wi…
View article: Social, emotional, and behavioral functioning in young childhood cancer survivors with chronic health conditions
Social, emotional, and behavioral functioning in young childhood cancer survivors with chronic health conditions Open
Background The cancer diagnosis and its intensive treatment may affect the long‐term psycho‐social adjustment of childhood cancer survivors. We aimed to describe social, emotional, and behavioral functioning and their determinants in young…
View article: Cohort profile: the Swiss Cerebral Palsy Registry (Swiss-CP-Reg) cohort study
Cohort profile: the Swiss Cerebral Palsy Registry (Swiss-CP-Reg) cohort study Open
BACKGROUND: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of permanent disorders of movement and posture that follow injuries to the developing brain. It results in motor dysfunction and a wide variety of comorbidities like epilepsy; pain; speech, hearin…
View article: Performance of the Digital Dietary Assessment Tool MyFoodRepo
Performance of the Digital Dietary Assessment Tool MyFoodRepo Open
Digital dietary assessment devices could help overcome the limitations of traditional tools to assess dietary intake in clinical and/or epidemiological studies. We evaluated the accuracy of the automated dietary app MyFoodRepo (MFR) agains…
View article: Cohort profile: the Swiss Cerebral Palsy Registry (Swiss-CP-Reg) cohort study
Cohort profile: the Swiss Cerebral Palsy Registry (Swiss-CP-Reg) cohort study Open
SUMMARY BACKGROUND Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of permanent disorders of movement and posture that follows injuries to the developing brain. It results in motor dysfunction and a wide variety of comorbidities like epilepsy, pain, speech…
View article: Predictors for participation in DNA self-sampling of childhood cancer survivors in Switzerland
Predictors for participation in DNA self-sampling of childhood cancer survivors in Switzerland Open
View article: Predictors for participation in DNA self-sampling of childhood cancer survivors in Switzerland
Predictors for participation in DNA self-sampling of childhood cancer survivors in Switzerland Open
Research on germline genetic variants relies on a sufficient number of eligible participants which is difficult to achieve for rare diseases such as childhood cancer. With self-collection kits using saliva or buccal swabs, participants can…
View article: Geospatial Analysis of Sodium and Potassium Intake: A Swiss Population-Based Study
Geospatial Analysis of Sodium and Potassium Intake: A Swiss Population-Based Study Open
Inadequate sodium and potassium dietary intakes are associated with major, yet preventable, health consequences. Local public health interventions can be facilitated and informed by fine-scale geospatial analyses. In this study, we assess …
View article: Dietary Intake and Diet Quality of Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer and the General Population: Results from the SCCSS-Nutrition Study
Dietary Intake and Diet Quality of Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer and the General Population: Results from the SCCSS-Nutrition Study Open
Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) are at increased risk of developing chronic health conditions. This may potentially be reduced by a balanced diet. We aimed to compare dietary intake and diet quality using the Alternative Healthy Eating I…
View article: Cancer predisposition syndromes as a risk factor for early second primary neoplasms after childhood cancer – A national cohort study
Cancer predisposition syndromes as a risk factor for early second primary neoplasms after childhood cancer – A national cohort study Open
CPSs are associated with a high risk of SPNs before age 21 years. Identification of CPSs is important for appropriate cancer surveillance and targeted screening.