Cardiometabolic Considerations for Childhood Cancer Survivors Explained
A team of experts, issuing a statement on behalf of the American Heart Association, have detailed cardiometabolic considerations for...
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Untreated GHD Linked to Adverse Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Untreated growth hormone deficiency was associated with neurocognitive impairment and reduced physical functioning among adult survivors...
Apr 9
Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?
It may seem unusual to discuss future fertility when a family is reeling from the diagnosis of a child’s cancer. But 85% of children with...
Apr 2
Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Chronic Conditions, Early Death
Childhood cancer survivors are more likely than the general population to develop chronic health conditions and die before reaching 65...
Mar 26
Space-age lessons could protect childhood cancer survivors’ bone health
"Survivors of childhood cancer, while seemingly unrelated to astronauts in the weightlessness of space, are one group unexpectedly...
Mar 17
Suicidal ideation significantly higher among childhood cancer survivors
Childhood cancer survivors in Europe exhibited higher risk for suicidal ideation than the general population, according to results of a...
Mar 14
Melanoma risk doubles among childhood cancer survivors
Childhood cancer survivors are more than twice as likely to develop melanoma as the general population, according to findings published...
Feb 27
Childhood Cancer Treatments May Increase Diabetes Risk
Cancer treatment during childhood and young adulthood can increase the long-term risk of developing diabetes, with noticeable differences...
Feb 12
Bone Mineral Density Deficits Prevalent Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
Survivors of childhood cancer face challenges from bone mineral density (BMD) deficits due to treatment exposures and other factors, some...
Jan 13
A new CHOP research program is exploring ways to reduce long-term effects of cancer treatment
A new research program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will focus exclusively on the long-term effects of cancer treatment in...
Dec 13, 2024