- Nov 19, 2013
Childhood cancer survivors face heart risks soon after treatment
Children who survive cancer treatment face increased heart health risk and should take measures soon after life-saving therapy to reduce...
- Nov 7, 2013
New Thinking on Childhood Cancer Survivors
Thanks to treatment advances, the vast majority of children diagnosed with leukemia are living well into adulthood. But the powerful...
- Nov 7, 2013
Childhood cancer survivors at risk
Women who received chest radiation to treat a childhood cancer ought to have an annual mammogram, because they are at increased risk of...
- Nov 1, 2013
Hypertension increased cardiac event risk among childhood cancer survivors
The presence of CV risk factors, especially hypertension, increased risk for major cardiac events in adult survivors of childhood cancer,...
- Oct 29, 2013
Childhood Cancer Survival and Feelings of Loss
The most horrifying words any parent could hear at a doctor’s appointment are, “The tests came back, and your child has cancer.” With...
- Sep 25, 2013
Some childhood cancer survivors may face subsequent renal problems
Adult survivors of childhood cancers who underwent certain chemotherapy treatments or kidney surgery had worse kidney function that did...
- Sep 25, 2013
Childhood Cancer Survivors More Likely To Develop Mental Health Disorders Later In Life
People who had cancer as children are more likely to be treated for neurodevelopmental, emotional or behavioral disorders later in life,...
- Sep 17, 2013
Parents hope for ‘late effects clinic’
Families of childhood cancer survivors are still waiting to hear if provincial health officials plan to set up a special “late effects...