Most Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Discontinue Needed Long-Term Follow-Up Care
The first comprehensive study analyzing follow-up care among childhood cancer survivors concludes that fewer than half of the adult...
Nov 18, 2016
Study Identifies Factors Associated With Platinum-induced Ototoxicity in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Treatment with a higher total cumulative dose of cisplatin, young age, and concomitant furosemide administration are associated with an...
Nov 18, 2016
Childhood Cancer Survivors: Genetic Clues Help Prevent Late Effects
[...] although the main focus of research continues to be the 20% of children who are not surviving, researchers are also recognizing the...
Nov 15, 2016
Cardiac mortality risk elevated in patients diagnosed with cancer at young age
Patients diagnosed with cancer at age 15 to 19 years who survived at least 5 years had a higher risk for cardiac death compared with...
Nov 11, 2016
Childhood cancer survivors living longer, but health suffers
Thanks to improvements in cancer treatment, childhood cancer survivors are now living longer than ever. But new research suggests that...
Nov 8, 2016
Diabetes and obesity are common among childhood cancer survivors
After cancer, patients are likely to struggle with hormone-related conditions later in life. Read more here: http://scienceline.org/2016/...
Nov 1, 2016
Study finds link between childhood cancer and poor dietary quality in adulthood
Survivors of childhood cancer have poor adherence to federal dietary guidelines in adulthood, a new study finds. Diets lacking essential...
Oct 19, 2016
Doctors draw correlation between vitamin D deficiency and childhood cancer survivors
With gray skies all winter long, vitamin D deficiency becomes a problem in the cold months. While doctors often draw a correlation...
Oct 19, 2016
'Children Are Not Small Adults': Why It Matters in Cancer
A new report by the American Cancer Society and the Alliance for Childhood Cancer underscores the difficulties in doing pediatric cancer...
Sep 14, 2016
Childhood cancer survivors living longer, cancer-free
Due to better treatments and better monitoring, childhood cancer survivors are living longer, healthier lives, according to a study in...
Sep 9, 2016

