CAC2 Childhood Cancer Community News Digest (March 17-23)
Assorted News from the Last Week: Data shows that childhood cancer survivors were much more likely to develop an aging-associated health condition before the age of 65, with earlier onset, compared with the general population, according to a modeling study. Nearly all cancer treatments for children pose some short- or long-term risk for development of cardiovascular disease and that pediatric patients with cancer may be especially vulnerable to cardiovascular disease because of young age at treatment and expected long life span afterward. Childhood cancer survivors were also at greater risk of developing melanoma. High costs among factors in Malaysia behind [...] Read more
