Survivors of childhood cancers 4 times more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder
Monday, May 3, 2010 - 17:41
in Health & Medicine
Young adult survivors of childhood cancers are four times more likely to develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than their control group siblings, a Childhood Cancer Survivors Study has found.
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