Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer

Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer - NCI

This PDQ cancer information summary has current information about the late effects of treatment for childhood cancer.

Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®) - NCI

Reproductive outcomes in childhood cancer survivors may be compromised by surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy that negatively affects any component of ...

Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Treatment | ACS

Late effects are caused by the damage that cancer treatment does to healthy cells in the body. Most late effects are caused by chemotherapy or radiation.

Late Effects of Childhood Cancer - NCBI

Cognitive impairment is one of the most debilitating late effects among children whose cancer (or its treatment) involved the central nervous system. Learning ...

Late Effects of Pediatric Cancer | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Common late effects of pediatric cancer · Cardiopulmonary (heart abnormalities, reduced lung function) · Musculoskeletal (scoliosis, asymmetry of bone or soft ...

Late Effects of Treatment for Children's Cancer | CureSearch

Problems related to cancer treatment that occur or persist after treatment is completed are known as "late effects." Unfortunately, three out of five ...

Long-Term And Late Effects Of Treatment For Childhood Cancer ...

There are risks for long-term and late effects common to all of these treatments, and these may include problems with learning, fatigue, bone or joint pain and ...

Cancer survivors: Late effects of cancer treatment - Mayo Clinic

What cancer treatments cause late effects? · Dental problems · Early menopause · Hearing loss · Heart problems · Increased risk of other cancers · Infertility · Loss ...

After Treatment for Childhood Cancer | American Cancer Society

Late and long-term effects of cancer treatment · Heart or lung problems (due to certain chemotherapy drugs or radiation therapy to the chest area) ...

Late Effects of Cancer and Cancer Treatment (for Parents)

Late side effects include: Learning problems. Sometimes surgery and chemotherapy drugs and/or radiation therapy to the brain may interfere with learning. The ...

Late Effects of Childhood Cancer and Its Treatment

As survival rates for pediatric cancers continue to improve, the number of childhood cancer survivors continues to increase. The burden of long-term therapy- ...

Late Effects of Childhood Cancer and Treatment

This article addresses particular late effects seen in specific body systems and discusses the various forms of care provided to cancer survivors.

Late effects of treatment - Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group

Physical effects · Heart conditions/damage (chronic heart failure, heart muscle injury) · Thyroid problems · Lung damage (scarring, inflammation, acute ...

Treatment for childhood cancer - long-term risk... - Mount Sinai

What Causes Late Effects ... Some cancer treatments damage healthy cells. The damage is not seen during treatment, but as the child's body grows, changes in cell ...

Living with the Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Treatment

This study employed a qualitative descriptive design to explore and describe the experience of dealing with late effects among CCS.

Late Effects | Children with Cancer UK

Examples of Late Effects include heart failure, decreased mobility, fertility problems, deafness, dental problems and growth issues. Whilst they cannot always ...

Late effects of childhood cancer treatment in long-term survivors ...

In this multicenter study of long-term survivors diagnosed before age of three, we investigated the prevalence of late effects many years after treatment.

Cardiac (Heart) Late Effects in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Some childhood cancer treatments may cause heart problems after treatment ends. These are called cardiac late effects. Cardiac means "related to the heart.".

Late effects of cancer in children, teenagers and young adults

The cumulative burden of late effects at age 35 was the highest in survivors of leukaemia (23.52 per individual [95% CI:19.85–29.33]) and lowest ...

Childhood Cancer Survivors' Reported Late Effects, Motivations for ...

Most participants (79%) reported at least one cancer-related late effect, most commonly fatigue (40%) and memory/learning difficulties (34%).