title: Late effects in adult survivors of pediatric cancer: a guide for the primary care physician.
abstract: Because of significant medical advances in the past 50 years, the number of adult survivors of childhood/adolescent cancer has increased dramatically. Unfortunately, more than 60% of these survivors will have at least 1 long-term side effect from treatment. This growing population requires dedicated care by their primary physicians because they have specific risk factors depending on their initial cancer diagnosis and the treatment modalities they received. Internists and family physicians play an integral role in providing appropriate screening, treatment, and counseling to prevent morbidity and mortality in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. lkopp@email.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kopp
authors.forename: Puja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Luz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pelayo-Katsanis
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wittman
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Katsanis
mesh_terms: D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017741:Survivors