Nickhill Bhakta, MD, fellow at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discusses some unanswered questions about late effects of adult survivors of childhood cancer.

While mortality rates have been going down for this group, Bhakta hopes that more studies will examine if late effects are being reduced as well, giving these survivors a better quality of life. Eventually, a balance between cure and the price down the road will become a major player in designing future trials.

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Nickhill Bhakta, MD, fellow at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discusses some unanswered questions about late effects of adult survivors of childhood cancer.
 

Nickhill Bhakta Discusses Unanswered  Questions About Survivors of Childhood Cancer

Nickhill Bhakta, MD, fellow at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discusses disease burden on adult survivors of pediatric cancer.

As cure rates for some childhood cancers reach 80% to 90%, understanding the late effects of treatment is becoming increasingly important to investigate. Researchers and doctors are also asking how treatment, specifically radiation and chemotherapy, can be altered to reduce certain effects later in life.

But what is still lacking is an understanding of the total morbidity that adult survivors of pediatric cancers are facing.

​Nickhill Bhakta, MD, fellow at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discusses disease burden on adult survivors of pediatric cancer.

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Nickhill Bhakta Discusses Unanswered Questions About Survivors of Childhood Cancer

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