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Few general physicians caring for adults under 45 years of age realize that in a given year their patient population includes as many survivors of childhood cancer as patients who will be newly diagnosed with breast or lung cancer. Schwartz et al. remind us that over 60 to 70 percent of children now survive after the diagnosis of cancer; 1 in 900 persons between 15 and 45 years of age is a survivor of childhood cancer. This book is a much-needed scholarly guide to the evaluation and care of these survivors, many of whom have complex problems.
The late effects
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