Long-term effects of pediatric cancer therapy: 35-year clinical experience

Abstract

Successes in pediatric cancer treatment made us reassesses treatment goals in favor of maximal anti-cancer effect and decrease unfavorable long-term effects of treatment. Anthracycline antibiotics, platin-derived drugs, methotrexate, bleomycine, irradiated therapy - just a few agents course serious long-term effects for child vital organs and systems after anti-cancer treatment. In the current article international and authors experience in generalysis analysis of anti-cancer treatment long-term effects are presented. Authors present different cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, musculoskeletal immune systems disorders in 873 pediatric cancer survivors. Follow up period from 1979 to 2014 revealed second tumors in this cohort. High value data about health index of pediatric cancer survivors generation, which was comparable with general population.

Keywords

• cancer
• children
• treatment
• long-term effects