Marianne Jarfelt

Marianne Jarfelt, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant in Paediatric Oncology, Associate Professor

The Long-term Follow-up Clinic for Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors, Department of Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Marianne Jarfelt is a paediatric oncologist with clinical experience at the Paediatric Oncology Centre in Gothenburg since 1994. In 2006, she was awarded her doctorate for her thesis, entitled “Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia – Late Effects in Young Adult Survivors.” In 2019, she was appointed as an associate professor. She currently occupies a leading position at the long-term follow-up clinic for adult survivors of childhood cancer clinic in Gothenburg, which she established in 2012.

From 2012 to 2019, she served as chair of SALUB (Swedish Association for Long-Term Follow-up of Childhood Cancer). In addition, she chaired the initial two National Guidelines for Long-Term Follow-up in Sweden, which led to the establishment of Long-term follow-up clinics at six university hospitals. Furthermore, this resulted in the establishment of a structured transition to adult care, comprising dedicated transition clinics with scheduled visits at 13, 17 and 18 years for all childhood cancer survivors. Her research interests encompass both medical late complications in childhood cancer survivors and psychological aspects of survivorship