## BACKGROUND. Cranial irradiation for children with brain tumors frequently leads to neuroendocrine deficiencies. In this controlled study, the authors investigated risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) for long term survivors of childhood brain cancer. They also tested whether the presenc
Survivors of Childhood Cancer Have Increased Risk of Gastrointestinal Complications Later in Life
✍ Scribed by Robert Goldsby; Yan Chen; Shannon Raber; Linda Li; Karen Diefenbach; Margarett Shnorhavorian; Nina Kadan–Lottick; Fay Kastrinos; Yutaka Yasui; Marilyn Stovall; Kevin Oeffinger; Charles Sklar; Gregory T. Armstrong; Leslie L. Robison; Lisa Diller
- Book ID
- 119761866
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 631 KB
- Volume
- 140
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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