Abstract
The survival of children with cancer has improved dramatically in the last decades. Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk of long-term complications of therapeutic exposure. Second malignant neoplasms are one of the most severe side effects of cancer treatment. The frequency and type of secondary cancers may vary depending on the initial diagnosis, treatment administered and genetic predisposition. This review highlights the risk factors in the development of SMNs in survivors of pediatric cancers and their differences according to primary cancer type, genetic predisposition and treatment admistered. Finally, the review emphasizes the need for life-time follow-up of survivors of childhood cancer for the development of second malignancies.
Keywords: Cancer, children, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, secondary malignant neoplasms.
Current Pediatric Reviews
Title:Secondary Neoplasms in Children Treated for Cancer
Volume: 13 Issue: 1
Author(s): Rejin Kebudi*Gul Nihal Ozdemir
Affiliation:
- Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty & Oncology Institute, Pediatric Hematology- Oncology Dept., Istanbul,Turkey
Keywords: Cancer, children, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, secondary malignant neoplasms.
Abstract: The survival of children with cancer has improved dramatically in the last decades. Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk of long-term complications of therapeutic exposure. Second malignant neoplasms are one of the most severe side effects of cancer treatment. The frequency and type of secondary cancers may vary depending on the initial diagnosis, treatment administered and genetic predisposition. This review highlights the risk factors in the development of SMNs in survivors of pediatric cancers and their differences according to primary cancer type, genetic predisposition and treatment admistered. Finally, the review emphasizes the need for life-time follow-up of survivors of childhood cancer for the development of second malignancies.
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Kebudi Rejin*, Ozdemir Nihal Gul, Secondary Neoplasms in Children Treated for Cancer, Current Pediatric Reviews 2017; 13 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573396313666161114233135
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573396313666161114233135 |
Print ISSN 1573-3963 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6336 |
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