Lived experience leadership in cancer research: a scoping review of conceptual definitions, roles, responsibilities, and impacts
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Authors
- Clarissa E. Schilstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4896-6037)
- B. Zebrack
- C. K. Cheung
- A. Smith
- M. Emery
- U. M. Sansom-Daly
- A. Glinatsis
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology (AU)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (AU)
- Children's Cancer Institute Australia (AU)
- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology (US)
- Sydney Children's Hospital (AU)
- Cancer Council NSW (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cancer Survivorship
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-026-02119-w
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- CanTeen
- University of New South Wales