Childhood cancer survivors living longer, but health suffers

Thanks to improvements in cancer treatment, childhood cancer survivors are now living longer than ever. But new research suggests that they continue to suffer from health issues down the road.
A study published online today in Annals of Internal Medicine found that although survivorship among those diagnosed with cancer in childhood continues to improve, these patients do not report better health status in adulthood than previous generations.
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