Child Cancer Survivors Face Higher Colon Cancer Risk
People who had cancer as children are at increased risk for developing colon cancer and other types of gastrointestinal cancers later in...
Jun 6, 2012
Childhood cancer survivors face high breast cancer risk
Children diagnosed with cancer remain at risk from a variety of serious, long-term complications even years after doctors pronounce them...
Jun 5, 2012
Childhood cancer effects may linger in adults
Survivors of childhood cancers have an increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss later in life, and for some that may lead...
May 28, 2012
Preventing problems after cancer
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta are part of a national team that has one common vision—to prevent long-term...
Apr 12, 2012
Childhood Cancer Survivors at Risk for Cardiac Events
Childhood cancer survivors treated with anthracyclines and/or cardiac irradiation have a higher risk of developing symptomatic cardiac...
Apr 9, 2012
Childhood cancer can be a lifelong bully
It’s estimated one out of every 250 adults aged 20 to 39 is a survivor of childhood cancer, says Dr. Maria Spavor, medical director of...
Apr 3, 2012
Cardiac Biomarkers May Indicate Heart Risks in Child Cancer Survivors
A new Miller School study has identified two cardiac biomarkers that could be early indicators of heart damage in childhood cancer...
Mar 5, 2012
Childhood cancer patients: Increased risk of infertility
Survivors of cancer in childhood have a higher risk of infertility in later life. This is the conclusion reached by Magdalena Balcerek...
Mar 5, 2012
IGF-I Doesn't Predict Late Complications in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Insulinlike growth factor I level was not useful as a marker of growth hormone deficiency or altered body composition in a retrospective...
Jan 11, 2012
Paxil Use Linked to Obesity in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Treatment, lifestyle, and the use of specific antidepressants may contribute to obesity among survivors of childhood cancer, according to...
Dec 23, 2011