Understanding Weight Change in Adolescent Cancer Survivors

Background

This project will seek to understand adolescents' perspectives on weight changes during cancer therapy and early survivorship. This qualitative study will seek to identify, from the adolescent's perspective, what aspects of the cancer experience worsened or ameliorated their weight changes and their view of their weight change.

Project Goal

The project will also examine how the weight changes after cancer treatment have impacted the adolescent's healthy lifestyle behaviors specifically spending time with peers, engaging in physical activity, and eating healthy foods. This qualitative study will reveal rich data that could not be collected from the original studies patient reported outcome measures.