Childhood cancer decreases later quality of life

Chronic health problems plague survivors of childhood cancer according to a recent report. Childhood cancers include blood cancers (leukemia and Hodgkin's lymphoma), cancer of the brain and bone (osteosarcoma). The majority are curable, but now efforts to improve the psychological impact and resulting ill health from toxic drugs and radiation used in treatment are being targeted. Chronic health disorders that resulted from treatment included mental illness, heart, lung and kidney disease, eye problems, reduced mental ability, infertility, clotting problems, paralysis and other cancers. It is hoped that new chemotherapy agents and methods of cancer therapy will reduce the chronic health issues that face many children later in life.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Cancer consultants

Related Disease Topics:

• Mental illness
• Heart disease
• Lung disease
• Kidney disease
• Eye problems
• Reduced mental ability
• Infertility
• Clotting problems
• Paralysis
• Cancer
• Blood cancer
• Leukemia
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Brain cancer
• Bone cancer
• Osteosarcoma
• Chronic health problems

Related Symptom Topics:

• Ill health

Article Source Details

About: Childhood cancer decreases later quality of life

Date: 2005

Source: Cancer consultants

Author: K Oeffinger, A Mertens, C Sklar, et al

URL: http://patient.cancerconsultants.com/news.aspx?id=34192

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of chronic ill health
• Cause of mental illness
• Cause of heart disease
• Cause of lung disease
• Cause of kidney disease
• Cause of eye problems
• Cause of mental retardation
• Cause of infertility
• Cause of clotting problems
• Cause of paralysis
• Cause of cancer
• Risk and childhood cancer
• Risk and radiation therapy in children
• Risk and chemotherapy in children
• Risk and childhood cancer treatment
• Risk and chronic ill health
• Risk and leukemia
• Risk and Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Risk and brain cancer
• Risk and bone cancer
• Risk and osteosarcoma
• Side effects and cancer therapy
• Side effects and chemotherapy in children
• Side effects and radiation therapy in children
• Side effects and mental illness
• Side effects and heart disease
• Side effects and lung disease
• Side effects and kidney disease
• Side effects and eye problems
• Side effects and reduced mental ability
• Side effects and infertility
• Side effects and clotting problems
• Side effects and paralysis
• Side effects and secondary cancer

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