Quality of Life and Management of Pediatric Cancer
A special issue of Current Oncology (ISSN 1718-7729). This special issue belongs to the section "Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 2290
Special Issue Editors
Interests: palliative care; research methodology; consensus approaches; cancer; pediatrics
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Interests: hematological diseases; hematooncological diseases; psychosocial issues; communication
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Worldwide, more than 4 million children suffer from oncological disease. In this setting, pediatric palliative care (PPC) must not be limited to the terminality period, but it should be rather established as early as possible and continue over the disease trajectory, regardless of treatment administration, with the aim to improve the quality of life of patients and their families (see Benini et al, Cancers 2022).
The Special Issue ‘Quality of Life and Management of Pediatric Cancer’ aims at collecting, in a single editorial effort, experiences and well-grounded opinions on the management of pediatric cancers from all over the world. In particular, studies or case reports concerning the early establishment of PPC in the oncology setting would be welcome.
Our audience is multidisciplinary and composed of oncologists, palliative care specialists, nurses and psychologists with an interest in PPC.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Cancers.
Dr. Luca Giacomelli
Dr. Momcilo Jankovic
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pediatric palliative care
- oncology
- quality of life
- early management
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