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1Children's Cancer Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. john.heath@rch.org.au
Australian Family Physician
|September 27, 2005
Abstract
Background:
The majority of children treated for a cancer will be long term survivors, with the potential to develop specific treatment related adverse health outcomes.
Objective:
This article describes the late effects of treatments for childhood cancer, and makes recommendations about appropriate surveillance.
Discussion:
With appropriate primary care input, long term morbidity and mortality for childhood cancer survivors can be reduced.
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