Relapse or Recurrence
Sometimes, despite the best care and significant treatment progress, cancer returns. COG provides an overview of how to respond should this unfortunate reality occur.
Mariah Forster Olson
May 9, 2025
Sometimes, despite the best care and significant treatment progress, cancer returns. COG provides an overview of how to respond should this unfortunate reality occur.
After a battle with childhood cancer, the last thing someone wants to consider is the risk of developing a second cancer. However, the COG and
Hypopituitarism is the decrease or lack of one or more of the pituitary hormones. Symptoms are related to the hormone(s) that is deficient.
Hyperprolactinemia occurs when there is too much of the hormone prolactin, a hormone made by the pituitary gland. Prolactin is essential in breast development in
Children treated for cancer may develop problems due to damage to the complex system of glands known as the endocrine system. The glands regulate body
The thyroid gland makes two hormones that are essential to growth and mental development and help regulate the body’s metabolism. Damage to the thyroid gland
The spleen produces antibodies and filters bacteria from the blood. It helps to protect the body against infections. Survivors are at increased risk of a
The urinary bladder is a hollow organ that stores urine. Certain types of cancer and certain cancer treatments can cause damage to the urinary bladder.
Certain types of cancer and specific cancer treatments can cause damage to the urinary bladder, such as damage to nerves that control the bladder’s filling
A cystectomy is a procedure that removes the bladder and requires an alternative route to be created for the urine to leave the body. The
