Childhood leukemia, the most common type ofcancerin children andteens, is a cancer of the white blood cells. Abnormal whiteblood cellsform in the bone marrow. They quickly travel through the bloodstream and crowd out healthy cells. This raises the body's chances of infection and other problems...
We identified 12 symptoms, each of which increased the risk of cancer at least tenfold. When combined with multiple consultations in primary care, these warrant careful evaluation and consideration of referral. Individual PPVs nevertheless remain small in view of the overall rarity of a diagnosis ...
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Knowledge About Their Past Diagnosis and Treatment: Childhood Cancer Survivor Study CONTEXT: Adult survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for adverse effects later in life but may have limited access to information about their diagnosis... NS Kadan-Lottick,LL Robison,...
The incidence of childhood cancer in twins was evaluated by linking a roster of 30,925 twins born in Connecticut (United States) between 1930 and 1969 with the Connecticut Tumor Registry. Cancer, exclusive of nonmelanoma skin cancer, was identified in 19 females and 12 males under 15 years of...
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TO THE EDITOR: Dr Recklitis et al report suicidal symptoms in a significant number of adult survivors of childhood cancer and identify risk factors associated with these symptoms. Although the authors do not report risk estimates for suicide in this patient population, their results suggest that ad...
Environmental causes of childhood cancer were difficult to discern because prior exposures were numerous, diverse, and usually ill defined. The questionnaire ... P.,Frederick,Li,... - 《Jnci J Natl Cancer Inst》 被引量: 6发表: 1986年 Causes and risk factors for childhood cancer There are re...
had varying findings whether CYACs had greater, similar, or lesser psychological symptoms and burden than members of their family unit, this nonetheless highlights how care for the family unit as a whole should not be neglected when considering the lasting psychological burden of a cancer diagnosis...
Cancer is among the leading causes of death in children, and the influence of socioeconomic inequalities on childhood cancer is an important public health concern. We examined the relationship of socioeconomic position with childhood cancer mortality in South Korea. Methods A retrospective cohort study...
“In the last year, we’ve been able to figure those out and treat them appropriately,” Jansheski said. Some of the lingering symptoms were expected, but the list of Dirk’s complications feels overwhelming at times. Dirk has mild hearing loss from one of the chemotherapies and began wea...