A study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has found that adult survivors of childhood cancer are likely to be at high risk for a number of serious health conditions, pointing to the need for careful follow-up even many years after they have been treated. Despite the seriousness of the findings, one note of caution with the new study is that it is based on a group of adults who were diagnosed with cancer an average of 25 years ago. Due to advances in treatment, children being treated for cancer today are likely to receive less toxic doses of radiation and chemotherapy that can cause these serious side effects. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Hudson MM, et al. Clinical ascertainment of health outcomes among adults treated for childhood cancer. JAMA. 2013 Jun 12;309(22):2371-81. PMID: 23757085
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