The Cost of Victory over Cancer: Psychosocial Dysfunction and Depressive Symptoms Among Polish Adolescent Cancer Survivors in the Context of Quality of Life and Psychosocial Health

Adolescent cancer survivors exhibit a distinctive psychological pattern characterized by pronounced emotional distress without pervasive self-devaluation. HRQoL appears highly polarized and primarily determined by self-esteem and interpersonal functioning. These findings underscore the necessity of developmentally tailored psychosocial interventions addressing self-worth, peer reintegration, and socio-economic stressors in survivorship care.