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Cynthia A. Gerhardt

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1974
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeFamily Support in IllnessPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPediatric Pain Management Techniques

Publications

262

Citations

8,544

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

53

Publishing since 1974

Research summary
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Cynthia A. Gerhardt studies the psychosocial experiences of children with cancer and their families, including siblings, parents, and young adult survivors. Her work covers coping and quality of life during illness, end-of-life and bereavement support, and long-term survivorship issues such as fertility and romantic relationships. Much of her research involves developing and testing interventions, such as web-based programs to help children with advanced cancer and their families cope.

Pediatric cancer psychosocial careBereavement and end-of-life supportChildhood cancer survivorshipFamily and sibling adjustment to illnessPalliative care interventions

Publication output has been steady to slightly growing over the last decade, generally ranging from 14 to 20 papers per year with a peak in 2022 and 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 14.6/year recently
2017: 14 publications172018: 15 publications182019: 17 publications192020: 19 publications202021: 17 publications212022: 20 publications20222023: 16 publications232024: 20 publications20242025: 12 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Pediatric Blood & Cancer×14
  • Journal of Pediatric Psychology×13
  • Psycho-Oncology×10
  • Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology×10
  • Palliative & Supportive Care×8
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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