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PROGENY OF CHILDHOOD-CANCER SURVIVORS

The Lancet, 1974
Abstract Inheritance of neoplasms in childhood and genetic effects of tumour therapy have been examined in progeny of 46 childhood-cancer survivors, 17 males and 29 females. 107 pregnancies were recorded: 92 (86%) live births, 12 (11%) spontaneous abortions, and 3 (3%) induced abortions.
F P, Li, N, Jaffe
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Survivors of Cancer in Childhood

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1976
Late effects of childhood cancer in 142 patients, presently aged 18 years and older, were examined with a medical record review and questionnaire survey. Seventy-four patients (52%) had major defects in treated organs, while 17 (12%) developed second primary neoplasms (10 malignancies and 7 benign tumors).
F P, Li, R, Stone
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Health Insurance Coverage in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2005
Purpose To examine the prevalence and predictors of health insurance coverage and the difficulties obtaining coverage in a large cohort of childhood cancer survivors. Patients and Methods This study included 12,358 5-year survivors of childhood cancer and 3,553 sibling controls participating in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
Elyse R, Park, Frederick P, Li, Yan, Liu, Karen M, Emmons, Arthur, Ablin, Leslie L, Robison, Ann C, Mertens   +6 more
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Endocrine Sequelae in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 2020
The 5-year survival rate for childhood cancer survivors is currently greater than 80% in developed countries. However, survivors may have an increased risk of endocrine toxicities from their tumors or their treatments. Although some endocrinopathies are apparent soon after cancer therapy completion, others manifest years later; therefore, long-term ...
Sobenna A, George, Karen E, Effinger, Lillian R, Meacham   +2 more
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Second cancers in survivors of childhood cancer

Nature Reviews Cancer, 2002
More than 70% of children diagnosed with cancer can now be expected to be long-term survivors. However, the consequences of 'cure' might be considerable for the survivors of cancer: 60-70% of young adults who have survived childhood cancer will develop at least one medical disability as a result of their cancer or, more commonly, as a result of their ...
Smita, Bhatia, Charles, Sklar
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Psychological Distress in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: The Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2010
Purpose To evaluate the degree of psychological distress in adult childhood cancer survivors in Switzerland and to characterize survivors with significant distress. Methods Childhood cancer survivors who were age younger than 16 years when diagnosed between 1976 and 2003, had survived more than 5 years, and were currently age 20 years or older received
Michel Gisela, Rebholz Cornelia E, von der Weid Nicolas X, Bergstraesser Eva, Kuehni Claudia E   +4 more
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Subsequent neoplasms in childhood cancer survivors

Cancer Epidemiology, 2020
The aim of the study was to characterize subsequent neoplasm (SN) (malignant (SMN), benign (BSNs), and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC)) treated previously for a childhood solid malignant tumor at the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Motol University Hospital, Prague.We evaluated a cohort of 4059 childhood cancer survivors treated ...
Andrea, Zichová, Tomáš, Eckschlager, Marta, Ganevová, Běla, Malinová, Aleš, Lukš, Jarmila, Kruseová   +5 more
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Fertility in Female Childhood Cancer Survivors

2009
Advances in childhood cancer treatment over the past decades have significantly improved survival, resulting in a rapidly enlarging group of childhood cancer survivors. There is much concern, however, about the effects of treatment on reproductive potential.
de Bruin, M., den Broeder, E., van den Berg, M.H., Lambalk, C.B.   +3 more
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Childhood Cancer Survivors in the Dark

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2004
In October 2002, the families of 1,360 longterm survivors of childhood leukemia or cancer were invited to a gala dinner commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Unit of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology of the Giannina Gaslini Children’s Hospital and Research Institute (Genova, Italy).
D, Caprino, T J, Wiley, L, Massimo
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Childhood cancer survivors — living beyond cure

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2003
Advances in diagnosis and treatment along with improved supportive care have contributed to the current survival rates for pediatric malignancies. Recent concept of a truly "cured child" in pediatric oncology envisages not only a biological cure of the disease but a child on par with peers in growth and development physically and in achievements and ...
P, Kurkure, S, Achrekar, N, Dalvi, S, Goswami   +3 more
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