Surviving childhood cancer does not always mean a clean bill of health, as the treatments that eradicate those cancers can put adult survivors at risk of new cancers and other serious health problems.
Most survivors of childhood cancer don t get the tests needed to detect serious long-term adverse effects, finds study medicalxpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medicalxpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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By the age of 45, more than 80 per cent of childhood cancer survivors will grapple with serious or life-threatening effects stemming from their treatments.