Biography
James L. Klosky, PhD, ABPP, is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Klosky serves as director of Psychology within the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. He provides clinical care to pediatric, adolescent and young adult hematology/oncology patients.
Prior to moving to Atlanta, Dr. Klosky spent 11 years on faculty at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital where he served as the Director of Psychological Services in Cancer Survivorship and the founder and co-director of the Fertility Preservation Clinic.
Education
Dr. Klosky received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. He completed his internship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Titles & Roles
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Professor, Department of PediatricsEmory University School of Medicine
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Director of Psychology, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders CenterChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta
Research
Since 2010, Dr. Klosky's work as a principal investigator has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health and this research has included large multi-site trials examining the prevalence and predictors of sperm banking among adolescent males newly diagnosed with cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiation among adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer.
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Publications
Dr. Klosky has authored over 60 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and serves as a grant reviewer for a number of governmental agencies and private foundations.
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Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
JL Klosky, B Cherven, V Lehmann, SH Chan, JM Rios, HI Su, J Michaeli, K Smith, S Rotz, K Bjornard | 01/24/2026 |
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Familial Cancer |
J Kamihara, L Fisher, J Schienda, R Vanderwall, M Snir, G Snir, E Simmons, A Khalaj, E Goler, KV Hamilton, CC Porter, B Pencheva, JD Schiffman, LD Maese, W Kohlmann, TO Henderson, JE Garber, LR Diller, AV Desai, S Savage, JL Klosky, HQ Rana, JW Mack | 01/23/2026 |
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Human papillomavirus vaccination among childhood cancer survivors: A scoping review Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics |
P Gautam Poudel, J Brown, TM Brinkman, CL Daniel, MM Hudson, JL Klosky, KK Ness, HM Brandt | 11/26/2025 |
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Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
T Karkare, CI Roche, MM Griffith, GP Quinn, SH O'Brien, CJ Stanek, JL Klosky, Z Colton, A Audino, N Yeager, S Whiteside, J English, CA Gerhardt, L Nahata | 10/22/2025 |
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Survivorship care and mortality in a contemporary and diverse cohort of childhood cancer survivors JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute |
X Ji, RS Williamson Lewis, K Wasilewski-Masker, KE Effinger, KC Ward, J Gilleland Marchak, JL Klosky, J Lipscomb, AC Mertens, SM Castellino | 09/25/2025 |
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Cancer |
JG Marchak, KD Seidel, BO Cherven, JL Klosky, CWM Ritenour, WM Leisenring, CA Sklar, JS Ford, KR Krull, LL Robison, GT Armstrong, LR Meacham | 07/04/2025 |
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Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
L Nahata, CI Roche, MM Griffith, T Karkare, GP Quinn, SH O'Brien, K Boone, A Audino, N Yeager, S Whiteside, J English, JL Klosky, JR Rausch, CA Gerhardt | 05/15/2025 |
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Online discussions about cancer and fertility: an analysis of Reddit threads Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics |
B Cherven, KD Fitch, E Nijeboer, JL Klosky, V Lehmann | 05/01/2025 |
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Cancer |
JL Klosky, B Cherven, MB Gilkey, J Aye, SM Castellino, MM Gramatges, S Lindemulder, TB Russell, LM Turcotte, PD Campos González, KE Skipper, V Chollette, SA Mitchell, GA Colditz, S Bhatia, W Landier | 04/29/2025 |
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Risk for Unplanned Pregnancy Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
B Cherven, K Fitch, LQ Esposito, E Harris, K Burns, J Demedis, H Hoefgen, A Mertens, JL Klosky | 03/17/2025 |
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Interview Results From a Telehealth Hospice Intervention for Children and Young Adults With Cancer Journal of Pain and Symptom Management |
S Rana, NP DeGroote, E Harris, A Lange, K Wasilewski-Masker, JL Klosky, J Wolfe, D Kavalieratos, KE Brock | 12/31/2024 |
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PLoS ONE |
J Demedis, J Reedy, K Miller, J Hu, JL Klosky, B Dorsey Holliman, PN Peterson, EJ Chow, C Studts | 07/22/2024 |
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medRxiv |
J Demedis, J Reedy, K Miller, J Hu, JL Klosky, BD Holliman, PN Peterson, EJ Chow, C Studts | 06/06/2024 |
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A Pilot of a Telehealth-Hospice Transition Intervention for Children and Young Adults with Cancer Journal of Pain and Symptom Management |
NP DeGroote, E Harris, A Lange, K Wasilewski-Masker, JL Klosky, J Wolfe, D Kavalieratos, KE Brock | 03/31/2024 |
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Pain |
NM Alberts, A Gilbert, G Kang, VI Okhomina, JS Flynn, J Hodges, JS Hankins, JL Klosky | 10/25/2023 |
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Contraceptive methods and fertility testing in young adult survivors of childhood cancer Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics |
B Cherven, LF Quast, JL Klosky, CA Gerhardt, K Baust, G Calaminus, P Kaatsch, M Hagedoorn, MA Tuinman, V Lehmann | 08/16/2023 |
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Psychosexual functioning in cancer survivorship: What the pediatric oncologist needs to know Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
NN Frederick, V Lehmann, A Ahler, K Carpenter, B Cherven, JL Klosky, L Nahata, GP Quinn | 08/07/2023 |
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Fertility assessment and treatment in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
MB Moravek, ME Pavone, K Burns, JA Kashanian, RA Anderson, JL Klosky, SJ Rotz, CJ Stern, KA Rodriguez-Wallberg, JM Levine, LR Meacham | 06/28/2023 |
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PLoS ONE |
B Cherven, NV Ivankova, JB Spencer, AM Fitzpatrick, KC Burns, J Demedis, HR Hoefgen, AC Mertens, JL Klosky | 06/14/2023 |
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Diminished ovarian reserve in adolescent cancer survivors treated with heavy metal chemotherapy Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
M Pruett, R Williamson Lewis, JL Klosky, KE Effinger, LR Meacham, B Cherven | 05/27/2023 |
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Cancer |
FF Zhang, MM Hudson, F Chen, Z Li, IC Huang, N Bhakta, KK Ness, TM Brinkman, J Klosky, RP Ojha, JQ Lanctot, LL Robison, KR Krull | 02/17/2023 |
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JCO Oncology Practice |
NN Frederick, JL Klosky, L Meacham, GP Quinn, JF Kelvin, B Cherven, DR Freyer, CC Dvorak, J Brackett, S Ahmed-Winston, E Bryson, HI Su, EJ Chow, J Levine | 02/10/2023 |
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Reasons for refusal of the human papillomavirus vaccine among young cancer survivors Cancer |
B Cherven, JL Klosky, KE Keith, MM Hudson, S Bhatia, W Landier | 12/19/2022 |
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Fertility-related worry among emerging adult cancer survivors Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics |
B Cherven, E Kelling, RW Lewis, M Pruett, L Meacham, JL Klosky | 11/30/2022 |
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Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
J Ludemann, M Pruett, JL Klosky, L Meacham, B Cherven | 10/29/2022 |
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BMC Pediatrics |
W Landier, S Bhatia, JS Richman, PD Campos Gonzalez, B Cherven, V Chollette, J Aye, SM Castellino, MM Gramatges, S Lindemulder, TB Russell, LM Turcotte, GA Colditz, MB Gilkey, JL Klosky | 09/12/2022 |
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BMC Public Health |
J Wells, JL Klosky, Y Liu, TW Gillespie | 09/07/2022 |
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Interest in fertility status assessment among young adult survivors of childhood cancer Cancer Medicine |
B Cherven, RW Lewis, M Pruett, L Meacham, JL Klosky | 06/01/2022 |
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Journal of School Health |
JV Klosky, JA Gazmararian, O Casimir, SC Blake | 04/12/2022 |
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Journal of Cancer Survivorship |
J Pecoriello, JL Klosky, B Augusto, W Santiago-Datil, A Sampson, R Reich, S Vadaparampil, G Quinn | 01/15/2022 |
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Psychosexual functioning in cancer survivorship: What the pediatric oncologist needs to know Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
NN Frederick, V Lehmann, A Ahler, K Carpenter, B Cherven, JL Klosky, L Nahata, GP Quinn | 12/06/2021 |
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The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health |
W Landier, S Bhatia, FL Wong, JM York, JS Flynn, HM Henneberg, P Singh, K Adams, K Wasilewski-Masker, B Cherven, R Jasty-Rao, M Leonard, JA Connelly, SH Armenian, LL Robison, AR Giuliano, MM Hudson, JL Klosky | 11/09/2021 |
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JCO Oncology Practice |
NN Frederick, JL Klosky, LR Meacham, GP Quinn, JF Kelvin, B Cherven, DR Freyer, CC Dvorak, J Brackett, S Ahmed-Winston, E Bryson, EJ Chow, J Levine | 10/28/2021 |
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Cancers |
CI Theroux, KN Hill, AL Olsavsky, JL Klosky, ND Yeager, A Audino, SH O'Brien, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt, L Nahata | 07/16/2021 |
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Cancer |
BR Eaton, GW Fong, LM Ingerski, MB Pulsifer, S Goyal, C Zhang, EA Weyman, N Esiashvili, JL Klosky, TJ MacDonald, DH Ebb, SM MacDonald, NJ Tarbell, TI Yock | 07/13/2021 |
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Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
J Sopfe, R Marsh, NN Frederick, JL Klosky, EJ Chow, B Dorsey Holliman, PN Peterson | 07/10/2021 |
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology |
L Nahata, A Olsavsky, TM Dattilo, KG Lipak, S Whiteside, ND Yeager, A Audino, J Rausch, JL Klosky, SH O'Brien, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt | 06/08/2021 |
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Health Behaviors and Neurocognitive Function in Survivors of Childhood Cancer Journal of Clinical Oncology |
AS Kunin-Batson, JL Klosky, B Carlson-Green, TM Brinkman | 04/22/2021 |
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Evaluation of the Modified Reproductive Concerns Scale Among Emerging Adult Cancer Survivors Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology |
B Cherven, L Meacham, R Williamson Lewis, JL Klosky, JG Marchak | 03/26/2021 |
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Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
S Sil, JL Lee, J Klosky, A Vaz, L Mee, S Cochran, B Thompson, R Coakley | 03/19/2021 |
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Family communication about fertility preservation in adolescent males newly diagnosed with cancer Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
AL Olsavsky, CI Theroux, TM Dattilo, JL Klosky, SH O'Brien, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt, L Nahata | 02/25/2021 |
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Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics |
L Nahata, TM Dattilo, AL Olsavsky, KG Lipak, S Whiteside, ND Yeager, A Audino, JL Klosky, J Rausch, A Saraf, SH O'Brien, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt | 02/10/2021 |
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Sexual behaviors and human papillomavirus vaccine non-initiation among young adult cancer survivors Journal of Cancer Survivorship |
B Cherven, JL Klosky, Y Chen, JM York, K Heaton, G Childs, JS Flynn, JA Connelly, K Wasilewski-Masker, LL Robison, MM Hudson, FL Wong, S Bhatia, W Landier | 02/06/2021 |
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The Lancet Oncology |
RL Mulder, A Font-Gonzalez, E van Dulmen-den Broeder, GP Quinn, JP Ginsberg, EAH Loeffen, MM Hudson, KC Burns, HM van Santen, C Berger, T Diesch, U Dirksen, A Giwercman, C Gracia, SE Hunter, JF Kelvin, JL Klosky, JSE Laven, BA Lockart, SJCMM Neggers, M Peate, B Phillips, DR Reed, EME Tinner, J Byrne, M Veening, M van de Berg, CM Verhaak, A Anazodo, K Rodriguez-Wallberg, MM van den Heuvel-Eibrink, OA Asogwa, A Brownsdon, WH Wallace, DM Green, R Skinner, R Haupt, LB Kenney, J Levine, MD van de Wetering, WJE Tissing, NW Paul, LCM Kremer, J Inthorn, RA Anderson, A Barnbrock, JD Beck, AME Bos, G Calaminus, LS Constine, I Demeestere, C Denzer, D Grabow, ND Iorgi, HR Hoefgen, K Jahnukainen, P Kaatsch, R Kebudi, C Lambalk, T Langer, J Loonen, A Lorenzo, LR Meacham, A Meissner, RT Mitchell, L Nahata, A Ranft, M Dinkelman-Smit, C Stern, E Stutz-Grunder, H Tournaye, WV Dorp, AMMV Pelt, AD Vries, R Yu | 02/01/2021 |
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Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology |
J Sopfe, R Marsh, SI Ziniel, JL Klosky, EJ Chow, B Dorsey Holliman, PN Peterson | 11/02/2020 |
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Pain in Youth With Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Journal of Pain |
NM Alberts, G Kang, C Li, PA Richardson, J Hodges, JS Hankins, JL Klosky | 10/21/2020 |
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JNCI Cancer Spectrum |
IC Huang, NM Alberts, MG Buckley, Z Li, MJ Ehrhardt, TM Brinkman, J Allen, KR Krull, JL Klosky, WL Greene, DK Srivastava, LL Robison, MM Hudson, DL Anghelescu | 08/14/2020 |
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The Journal of Sexual Medicine |
KL Bjornard, CR Howell, JL Klosky, W Chemaitilly, DK Srivastava, TM Brinkman, DM Green, VW Willard, LM Jacola, MJ Krasin, MM Hudson, LL Robison, KK Ness | 07/25/2020 |
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Journal of Clinical Oncology |
JM York, JL Klosky, Y Chen, JA Connelly, K Wasilewski-Masker, AR Giuliano, LL Robison, FL Wong, MM Hudson, S Bhatia, W Landier | 06/18/2020 |
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Parent recommendation to bank sperm among at‐risk adolescent and young adult males with cancer Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
JS Flynn, KM Russell, V Lehmann, LA Schenck, JL Klosky | 05/26/2020 |
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Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology |
TL Morgan, BP Young, KG Lipak, V Lehmann, J Klosky, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt, L Nahata | 04/22/2020 |
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Breastfeeding practices among childhood cancer survivors Journal of Cancer Survivorship |
S Ogg, JL Klosky, W Chemaitilly, DK Srivastava, M Wang, G Carney, R Ojha, LL Robison, CL Cox, MM Hudson | 04/14/2020 |
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Protein Supplementation and Resistance Training in Childhood Cancer Survivors Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise |
MR Krull, CR Howell, RE Partin, J Lanctot, S Phipps, JL Klosky, G Carney, DA Mulrooney, LL Robison, MM Hudson, KK Ness | 03/31/2020 |
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Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology |
A Isack, VM Santana, C Russo, JL Klosky, K Fasciano, SD Block, JW Mack | 02/26/2020 |
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Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology |
LR Meacham, R Williamson-Lewis, BO Cherven, KE Effinger, JL Klosky, J Gilleland-Marchak | 02/18/2020 |
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Fertility-related services in pediatric oncology across the cancer continuum: a clinic overview Supportive Care in Cancer |
V Lehmann, WH Kutteh, CK Sparrow, KL Bjornard, JL Klosky | 12/23/2019 |
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Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings |
RN Hardin, KM Russell, JS Flynn, HL Gammel, JR Eddinger, LA Schenck, JL Klosky | 10/05/2019 |
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Journal of Clinical Oncology |
W Chemaitilly, Q Liu, L van Iersel, KK Ness, Z Li, CL Wilson, TM Brinkman, JL Klosky, N Barnes, KL Clark, RM Howell, SA Smith, MJ Krasin, ML Metzger, GT Armstrong, MW Bishop, HM van Santen, CH Pui, DK Srivastava, Y Yasui, MM Hudson, LL Robison, DM Green, CA Sklar | 09/26/2019 |
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Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
TP Miller, JL Klosky, F Zamora, M Swift, AC Mertens | 09/05/2019 |
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Intent and subsequent initiation of human papillomavirus vaccine among young cancer survivors Cancer |
B Cherven, SM Castellino, Y Chen, FL Wong, JM York, K Wasilewski-Masker, MM Hudson, S Bhatia, JL Klosky, W Landier | 07/10/2019 |
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Journal of Clinical Oncology |
V Lehmann, W Chemaitilly, L Lu, DM Green, WH Kutteh, TM Brinkman, DK Srivastava, LL Robison, MM Hudson, JL Klosky | 02/27/2019 |
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Journal of Cancer Education |
K Ayers, J Klosky, Z Li, A Van Kirk Villalobos | 02/02/2019 |
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Psycho-Oncology |
TL Morgan, OE Clark, S Whiteside, A Audino, ND Yeager, JL Klosky, SH O'Brien, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt, L Nahata | 01/31/2019 |
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Future Oncology |
BM Smith, FE Duncan, L Ataman, K Smith, GP Quinn, RJ Chang, C Finlayson, K Orwig, H Valli-Pulaski, MB Moravek, MB Zelinski, H Irene Su, W Vitek, JF Smith, JS Jeruss, C Gracia, C Coutifaris, D Shah, L Nahata, V Gomez-Lobo, LC Appiah, RE Brannigan, V Gillis, W Gradishar, A Javed, AS Rhoton-Vlasak, LA Kondapalli, E Neuber, JP Ginsberg, CH Muller, J Hirshfeld-Cytron, WH Kutteh, SR Lindheim, B Cherven, LR Meacham, P Rao, L Torno, LS Sender, ST Vadaparampil, JL Skiles, T Schafer-Kalkhoff, OJ Frias, J Byrne, LM Westphal, DJ Schust, JL Klosky, KA McCracken, A Ting, Z Khan, C Granberg, B Lockart, B Scoccia, MM Laronda, JE Mersereau, C Marsh, ME Pavone, TK Woodruff | 11/26/2018 |
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Erectile Dysfunction in Male Survivors of Childhood Cancer JAMA Oncology |
L van Iersel, Z Li, W Chemaitilly, LR Schover, KK Ness, MM Hudson, JL Klosky | 10/05/2018 |
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Cancer |
FF Zhang, MM Hudson, IC Huang, N Bhakta, KK Ness, TM Brinkman, J Klosky, L Lu, F Chen, RP Ojha, JQ Lanctot, LL Robison, KR Krull | 09/11/2018 |
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Journal of Clinical Oncology |
TM Brinkman, KK Ness, Z Li, IC Huang, KR Krull, A Gajjar, TE Merchant, JL Klosky, RE Partin, I Tonning Olsson, F Boop, P Klimo, W Chemaitilly, RB Khan, D Srivastava, LL Robison, MM Hudson, GT Armstrong | 08/09/2018 |
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Cancer |
JL Klosky, V Lehmann, JS Flynn, Y Su, H Zhang, KM Russell, LAM Schenck, LR Schover | 07/05/2018 |
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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute |
IC Huang, N Bhakta, TM Brinkman, JL Klosky, KR Krull, D Srivastava, MM Hudson, LL Robison | 06/14/2018 |
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Journal of Clinical Oncology |
TM Brinkman, CJ Recklitis, G Michel, MA Grootenhuis, JL Klosky | 06/06/2018 |
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Misclassification of self‐reported smoking in adult survivors of childhood cancer Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
IC Huang, JL Klosky, CM Young, SE Murphy, KK Krull, D Srivastava, MM Hudson, LL Robison | 06/01/2018 |
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Pediatric Blood & Cancer |
I Fernandez-Pineda, AM Davidoff, L Lu, BN Rao, CL Wilson, DK Srivastava, JL Klosky, ML Metzger, MJ Krasin, KK Ness, CH Pui, LL Robison, MM Hudson, CA Sklar, DM Green, W Chemaitilly | 05/11/2018 |
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Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology |
V Lehmann, L Nahata, AC Ferrante, JA Hansen-Moore, ND Yeager, JL Klosky, CA Gerhardt | 02/21/2018 |
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Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
WH Kutteh, JL Klosky, DM Green, CK Sparrow, MA Kutteh, GW Robinson, A Gajjar | 02/02/2018 |