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Chronic health conditions in childhood cancer survivors: is it all treatment-related--or do genetics play a role?
Journal of general internal medicine - 1 Nov 2009
Armenian Saro H, Bhatia Smita
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BACKGROUND: High-intensity, risk-based therapeutic strategies for childhood cancer have resulted in long-term survival rates that now approach 80%. However, the growing population of survivors is at a substantial risk for treatment-related complications that can significantly impact quantity and quality of survival. It is increasingly recognized that many of these complications result from complex interactions...
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