title: Why should survivors of childhood renal tumor and others with only one kidney be denied the chance to play contact sports?
abstract: Over the last few decades advances in the treatment of childhood and young adult cancer have greatly improved survival. As a result most children diagnosed with Wilms' tumor (the most common renal tumor in childhood) or other renal tumors become long-term survivors, living with surgically solitary kidneys. As physical activity is gaining credibility as a therapy enhancing well-being, encouraging cancer survivors do exercise during adolescence and adulthood is advisable. Discussing current evidence-based information would help to provide a framework for the harmonization of guidelines for sport participation of childhood and young adult renal tumor survivors.
authors: Hematology and Pediatric Onco-Hematology Department, Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
authors: Filippo
authors: F
authors: Spreafico
authors: Monica
authors: M
authors: Terenziani
authors: Marry M
authors: MM
authors: van den Heuvel-Eibrink
authors: Kathy
authors: K
authors: Pritchard-Jones
authors: Gill
authors: G
authors: Levitt
authors: Norbert
authors: N
authors: Graf
authors: Christophe
authors: C
authors: Bergeron
authors: Maura
authors: M
authors: Massimino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009392:Nephrectomy; D013177:Sports; D017741:Survivors; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000601:surgery*