title: Surviving childhood cancer. Cure is not enough.
abstract: Children who are diagnosed with cancer have a five-year survival rate of nearly 80%, and many live well into adulthood. Because of their disease and treatment exposures, survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for unique long-term health effects. This article reviews some of the more common late effects of childhood cancers and their treatments--endocrine abnormalities, cardiovascular compromise, subsequent neoplasms, and psychosocial issues.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mulrooney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000072038:Cardiac Rehabilitation; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*