Abdominal Radiation May Increase Diabetes Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors
January 20th 2016Previous studies have linked radiation to the pancreas during childhood to an increased risk of type 1 or 2 diabetes, and in a recent small study, researchers investigated the mechanisms leading to abnormal glucose and insulin dynamics in survivors of childhood cancers.
Better Treatment Options and Follow-Up Improve Outlook for Childhood Cancer Survivors
June 4th 2015Findings from an analysis of more than 34,000 participants in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study show that among those who have survived at least 5 years, all-cause mortality at 15 years after diagnosis dropped by half from 12.4% to 6%.
Telephone Follow-Up Doubles Heart Screening Rates Among Survivors of Childhood Cancers
November 13th 2014When trained, advanced practice nurses followed up written heart screening guidelines with telephone calls to survivors of childhood cancers, screening uptake more than doubled among those who received the telephone-based counseling.
Late-Effects Clinic, Passport for Care Support Survivors of Childhood Cancers
April 21st 2014As oncology nurses, we have too often seen young adults who, successfully cured of their childhood cancers, return with serious or debilitating health concerns or even a secondary malignancy as a late effect from chemotherapy or radiation.