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Second Neoplasms in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Findings From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Cohort
Secondary Neoplasms in Childhood Cancer Survivors
A Meadows, D Friedman, J Neglia, A Mertens, S Donaldson, M Stovall, S Hammond, Y Yasui, P Inskip
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2009 May 10
J Clin Oncol
Second Neoplasms in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Findings From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Cohort
J Clin Oncol. 2009 May 10;27(14):2356-2362, A Meadows, D Friedman, J Neglia, A Mertens, S Donaldson, M Stovall, S Hammond, Y Yasui, P Inskip
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OncologySTAT Editorial Team
Childhood cancer survivors have been studied for nearly 30 years in an effort to analyze the development of second malignant neoplasms (SMNs). The largest cohort of childhood cancer survivors studied thus far was involved in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS). Additional knowledge about SMNs is important to increasing understanding of carcinogenesis as well as improving medical follow-up for these patients. The aim of the present study was to obtain further information about the incidence...
