title: [Care for survivors of childhood cancer in the Netherlands].
abstract: Survival of childhood cancer has improved resulting in an increasing number of survivors who are at high risk of developing treatment-related health problems. The authors emphasize the need for specialized care for survivors of childhood cancer by describing three patients who all developed late effects of treatment. The first patient, a 32-year-old female, who had several late effects caused by treatment for nephroblastoma; the second  a 39-year-old female, who developed breast cancer after thoracic irradiation for metastatic nephroblastoma; the third a 45-year-old female diagnosed with a meningioma caused by cranial irradiation for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. In the Netherlands medical care for survivors is clustered at special outpatient clinics (in Dutch: Langetermijneffecten na kinderkanker (Long-term effects after childhood cancer; LATER)-outpatient clinics). In 2010 a guideline was published with recommendations for optimal follow-up and care for survivors of childhood cancer.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Medisch Centrum, Afd. Kinderoncologie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Minke S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mud
authors.forename: Leontien C M
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.forename: Elske
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sieswerda
authors.forename: Heleen J H
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: van der Pal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D009426:Netherlands; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017741:Survivors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents