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SUBMITTER: Han JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3653090 | biostudies-other | 2013 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Han Jung Woo JW Kim Hyo Sun HS Kim Beom Sik BS Kwon Seung Yeon SY Shin Yoon Jung YJ Kim Sun Hee SH Ko Jong Hee JH Lyu Chuhl Joo CJ
Journal of Korean medical science 20130502 5
Recent advances in childhood cancer treatment have increased survival rates to 80%. Two out of three survivors experience late effects (LEs). From a group of 241 survivors previously described, 193 were followed at the long-term follow-up clinic (LTFC) of Severance Hospital in Korea; the presence of LEs was confirmed by oncologists. We reported the change in LEs during 3 yr of follow-up. The median follow-up from diagnosis was 10.4 yr (5.1-26.2 yr). Among 193 survivors, the percentage of patient ...[more]