Cranial radiotherapy associated with increased risk of anterior hypopituitarism
In a retrospective review of over 700 childhood cancer survivors (CCS) treated with cranial radiotherapy, over 50% developed anterior...
Jan 13, 2015
Childhood cancer treatments can result in a host of chronic illnesses
The American Cancer Society states that between 1975 and 2010, childhood cancer mortality fell by a staggering 50 per cent. Today, of the...
Nov 24, 2014
Racial, Demographic Disparities Exist in Follow-Up Care for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Hispanic childhood cancer survivors are less likely to receive follow-up care later in life than white survivors, according to a new...
Nov 13, 2014
Exercise Reduced Cardiovascular Events in Survivors of Childhood Lymphoma
Survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma who went on to regularly complete vigorous exercise had a lower risk of cardiovascular events,...
Oct 31, 2014
Kids' life-saving cancer treatments can be fatal in adulthood
They're survivors that beat the odds as children, fighting cancer and winning. But what was once the cure is now the culprit. That same...
Oct 20, 2014
Doctors Estimate 1 in 200 Adults in the U.S. Are Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Doctors estimate that 1 in 200 adults in the U.S. are pediatric cancer survivors. See more at: http://centralny.twcnews.com/content/lifes...
Oct 20, 2014
Obesity, reduced gonadal function linked in men surviving childhood cancer
In boys who have survived cancer, obesity was linked with gonadal dysfunction independent of the effects of treatments previously...
Aug 20, 2014
Boosting Fertility in Child Cancer Survivors
According to numerous studies, there is a much greater chance of infertility for girl cancer survivors who have undergone treatment....
Aug 20, 2014
Childhood cancer survivors do not adhere to American Cancer Society's guidelines on healthy livi
Having survived cancer as a child does not necessarily have a ripple effect that makes people lead a healthier lifestyle once they grow...
Aug 15, 2014
Cardiac Risks Are High in Childhood Cancer Survivors
One in four survivors of childhood cancer will develop coronary artery disease (CAD) and/or cardiomyopathy by age 50, according to a...
Aug 15, 2014