After Childhood Cancer, Young Women's Sexual Health May Suffer
Adult women who survived cancer as a child report having less sex, less interest, less desire and less satisfaction than their sisters...
Aug 12, 2014
Noninvasive tool identified high coronary artery disease burden in childhood cancer survivors
Coronary CT angiography identified coronary artery disease in a high percentage of adult survivors of childhood Hodgkin’s lymphoma,...
Aug 11, 2014
Look for nephrotoxicity in adult survivors of childhood cancer
Adult survivors of childhood cancer treated with high-dose cisplatin or high-dose ifosfamide are at markedly increased risk for chronic...
Jul 31, 2014
The Consequences of Curing Childhood Cancer
The majority of American children with cancer will be cured, but it may leave them unable to have children of their own. Should...
Jul 29, 2014
Unhealthy habits more than double risk of metabolic syndrome in childhood cancer survivors
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study finds that few adult survivors of childhood cancer follow a heart-healthy lifestyle that...
Jul 29, 2014
Addressing Gynecologic Concerns in Young Cancer Patients
Young cancer patients and survivors may have gynecologic concerns, which should be managed before, during, and after treatment, according...
Jul 25, 2014
Risk of hospitalization increased for childhood cancer survivors, even years after treatment
Survivors of childhood cancers were hospitalized more often and had longer hospital admissions many years after cancer treatment was...
Jul 7, 2014
Freezing testicle tissue in mice offers fertility hope
Children are increasingly surviving childhood cancers, but the treatment leaves many of them unable to have children of their own. Older...
Jul 2, 2014
Risks for Development of Secondary Thyroid Cancer Identified
Thyroid carcinomas account for almost 10% of all second malignant neoplasms. This study assessed a variety of risk factors for the...
Jul 2, 2014
Pediatric cancer survivors face lifetime of health challenges
Thanks to better treatments, more people are surviving cancer. But those treatments come with a downside: Survivors, especially those who...
Jul 2, 2014

