Conclusions
Adolescents and young adults with a history of cancer are at a higher risk than the general adolescent population for developing eating disorders and should undergo routine screening per general adolescent guidelines. Screening was feasible in our pediatric oncology clinic, and results were higher than the prevalence of eating disorders in the general AYA population. Though AYA patients see their oncology providers primarily for disease surveillance in the post treatment period, it is important to remember that they also continue to experience general AYA issues. Since these patients may not visit their primary care physicians as often as their oncology team, oncology clinics should implement screening for eating disorders in off therapy patients. Further studies are needed to develop appropriate screening methods for on therapy patients.