Childhood cancer survivors face long-term risk of GI complications, study finds
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 08:30
in Health & Medicine
People treated for cancer when they were children have a higher-than-average risk of gastrointestinal problems some mild, some quite severe in the years following treatment, according to a study to be presented at the 42nd Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) in Boston on Sunday, Oct. 24. Investigators at Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center and their colleagues say their findings suggest that childhood cancer survivors and their physicians should be especially aware of the increased likelihood of gastrointestinal troubles and factor them into plans for monitoring survivors' health.
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