Table 4.

Percentage of Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Treated With Therapies Associated With Increased Risk for Late Effects Reporting an Absence of the Following Types of Outpatient Medical Care in a 2-Year Period, Compared With All Survivors

Absence of
General Medical ContactGeneral Physical ExaminationCancer-Related Medical VisitCancer Center Medical Visit
VariableTotal No.%OR(95% CI)%OR(95% CI)%OR(95% CI)%OR(95% CI)
Note: results adjusted for age, sex, and race; percentages are based upon the total with available data for each variable.
OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence intervals; RT = radiation therapy.
* High-risk therapy: treatment with any of the following: chest-mantle radiation, anthracycline >300 mg/m2, bleomycin, etoposide, or ifosfamide.
Chest-mantle RT
No6,01312.51.00Referent30.61.00Referent59.41.00Referent79.71.00Referent
Yes1,8028.20.680.57–0.8324.60.640.56–0.7347.90.600.53–0.6770.30.500.43–0.57
Anthracycline
<300 mg/m26,45911.11.00Referent29.41.00Referent53.61.00Referent72.61.00Referent
≥300 mg/m21,50810.70.880.73–1.06z27.40.960.84–1.1151.70.770.68–0.8869.80.650.56–0.75
Bleomycin
No7,64212.21.00Referent29.41.00Referent58.41.00Referent81.51.00Referent
Yes5817.80.580.42–0.8125.70.800.65–0.9940.80.480.40–0.5867.00.470.38–0.57
High-risk therapy*
No4,30413.21.00Referent31.31.00Referent61.91.00Referent83.11.00Referent
Yes3,44910.00.700.60–0.8226.40.740.66–0.8350.70.580.53–0.6571.10.450.39–0.50