Health-related behaviors of survivors of childhood XXXX .

@entity5 @entity1 @entity167 @entity286
The health-related beliefs and behaviors of long-term survivors of childhood @entity5 are important because of vulnerability to adverse late effects from their primary malignancy and its therapy. A health behavior survey was completed by 110 parents of long-term survivors ranging in age from 11-17 years, and by 40 adult long-term survivors of childhood @entity5 ranging in age from 18-29 years. The survey included questions on the former @entity1 's frequency of @entity167 and @entity286 use, as well as diet, exercise, sleep, dental, and seatbelt habits. The reported prevalence of @entity286 and @entity167 use was less than 10% among those less than 18 years old. Among the adults, @entity286 (17.5%) and @entity167 (72.5%) use was greater, but problem drinking was infrequently reported. In order to assess their perceived vulnerability, we asked the parents and the young adult @entity1 to rate the strength of their belief that it is more important for the @entity1 to keep healthy compared to most other @entity1 or young adults. Contrary to our expectation, demographic factors such as the @entity1 's gender, socioeconomic level, or time elapsed since completion of therapy exerted minimal influence on their responses. Over 80% of parents and 60% of young adult survivors believed that it was more important for the former @entity1 to remain healthy compared to most other @entity1 . However, this shared belief in increased vulnerability was inconsistently expressed in the @entity1 's health behaviors. These results suggest that specific changes are needed in the health assessment and education of long-term survivors of childhood @entity5 .
