Late Side Effects from Chemotherapy
from Radio Rounds Hosted by St. Louis Children's Hospital
Childhood cancer survival is one of the greatest success stories of medicine in recent years. Since the 1970's, the cure rate and number of survivors has grown dramatically. As the number of survivors of childhood cancer continues to grow, so does knowledge of the late effects of cancer treatment. More than two-thirds of young adult survivors of childhood cancer eventually experience at least one "late effect," with some survivors experiencing more. Late effects can occur in any organ or system of the body and vary from person to person. In this segment, Bob Hayashi, MD., discusses late side effects of chemotherapy and when to refer to a specialist in this program at SLCH.
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