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Adult Survivors Of Childhood Cancer Face Long-term Health Problems

10-14-2006 · ScienceDaily

Survivors of childhood cancer may face long-term health problems well into adulthood, as reported in a multicenter study of over 10,000 adults who survived a childhood battle with cancer. One of the co-authors of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study is a long-standing pioneer in the field. Anna T. Meadows, M.D., and colleagues at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia were the first researchers to investigate the late effects of childhood cancer, starting in the mid-1970s.

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