Mammograms Needed for Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms - washingtonpost.com

washingtonpost.com — “TUESDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half of female childhood cancer survivors under the age of 40 who had chest radiation as part of their treatment are not following the recommended advice to get screening mammograms sooner than other women, new research shows.View full resource at washingtonpost.com

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Mammograms Skipped by Childhood Cancer Survivors and Other Breast Cancer News - On Women (usnews.com)

usnews.com — “Women face myriad difficult decisions when it comes to dealing with breast cancer risks.View full resource at usnews.com

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Why childhood cancer patients seem to ignore mammograms for breast cancer detection. http://bit.ly/bm4Txn

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Risk Future GI Problems:

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Show Inadequate Screening For Breast Cancer

medicalnewstoday.com — “Although women treated with chest radiation for childhood cancers constitute one of the highest risk populations for breast cancer, they are far less likely to begin receiving early mammograms wheView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Child cancer survivors not getting needed tests - Cancer- msnbc.com

msnbc.msn.com — “New research finds that people who had radiation treatments for cancer as children are less likely than the general public or even their healthy siblings to get recommended screening tests.View full resource at msnbc.msn.com

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Smoking Cessation Program Offers Childhood Cancer Survivors Help To Quit The Habit

medicalnewstoday.com — “As smokers nationwide struggle to quit the habit, st. jude children's research hospital is offering assistance to those childhood cancer survivors who need help with smoking cessation. deView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Are At High Risk For Multiple Tumors As They Age

medicalnewstoday.com — “The largest study yet of adult childhood cancer survivors found that the first cancer is just the beginning of a lifelong battle against different forms of the disease for about 10 percent of thesView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Cancer survivors who smoke may need more help to quit | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times

latimesblogs.latimes.com — “Cancer survivors are often inspired to live more healthfully, but not all do. notwithstanding a desire to quit cigarettes, some continue to smoke despite knowing the health consequences. but consider this: in a study of cancer survivors, more than a...View full resource at latimesblogs.latimes.com

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Research findings underscore needed action to safeguard lungs of young cancer survivors

physorg.com — “St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have identified childhood cancer survivors who are at increased risk for deteriorating lung health, in part due to the lifesaving bone marrow transplants they underwent years earlier.View full resource at physorg.com

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Smoking Cessation Program Open To Cancer Survivors Who Need Help Quitting The Habit

medicalnewstoday.com — “Cancer survivors who smoke and need help quitting can receive help through a tobacco cessation program organized by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.Despite the known risk of tobaccoView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Long-term Outcomes in Survivors of Neuroblastoma: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study -- Laverdière et al. 101 (16): 1131 -- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

jnci.oxfordjournals.org — “Long-term Outcomes in Survivors of Neuroblastoma: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study -- Laverdière et al. 101 (16): 1131 -- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer InstituteView full resource at jnci.oxfordjournals.org

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Childhood cancer survivors more prone to suicide ideation | TheMedGuru

themedguru.com — “Lead author of the study, dr. christopher j. recklitis from the dana-farber cancer institute, boston stated, “this study is one more reminder that there are long term consequences of the treatment of childhood cancer.” “fortunately, most childhood cView full resource at themedguru.com

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Survivors of childhood cancers need to be alert to the long term emotional effects of their experience & get support. http://bit.ly/1Zvqkp

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Childhood Cancer Survivors At Higher Risk For Future GI Complications - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “Individuals who are treated for cancer during childhood have a significantly higher risk of developing gastrointestinal (GI) complications - from mild to severe - later in life, according to a study led by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The findings underscore the need for childhood cancer survivors and their physicians to be aware of these risk factors to ensure patients' ongoing health care needs are met...View full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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Childhood Cancer Survivors At Higher Risk For Future GI Complications - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “Individuals who are treated for cancer during childhood have a significantly higher risk of developing gastrointestinal (GI) complications - from mild to severe - later in life, according to a study led by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The findings underscore the need for childhood cancer survivors and their physicians to be aware of these risk factors to ensure patients' ongoing health care needs are met... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)MedWorm Message: RegiView full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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Childhood leukemia survivors face lifelong health challenges - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

dana-farber.org — “Tens of thousands of childhood cancer survivors are now in their 20s, 30s, and beyond, facing life-long risks of treatment-related health issues. Increasingly, primary care physicians will need to be knowledgeable about symptoms and complaints that might be related to cancer treatments their patients received decades ago.View full resource at dana-farber.org

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