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Results of the Long-Term Follow-Up Study
Most childhood cancer survivors report that they are highly satisfied with life
Survivors treated in more recent decades have fewer severe health problems thanks to improvements in cancer treatments over time
Adolescents and young adults who survived cancer diagnosed in early childhood struggle to meet physical activity guidelines
Adult male survivors are often uncertain about their ability to father a child
Should you be concerned about your future health?
Chronic health conditions like heart or lung disease may impact survivors’ emotional health, memory, and thinking
Adult survivors of childhood cancer struggle with insurance issues, health care costs, worry, and access to care
Breast cancer risk after radiation to the chest: early menopause and hormone replacement therapy
Estimating your personal risk of coronary heart disease and stroke
Worry about losing health insurance may limit survivors’ earning power and opportunities for career advancement
Some survivors of childhood and young adult cancer struggle with medical costs decades after their cancer diagnosis
Importance of colorectal cancer screening based on individual treatment exposures
Poor sleep affects more than 50% of adult survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma
Quality of health care for childhood cancer survivors depends in part on the type of community they live in
Survivors' siblings who report emotional distress are more likely to smoke
Treatment advances reduce risk of subsequent cancers among survivors of childhood cancer
Quality care involves more than just medical treatment: Improving patient-provider communication
Understanding childhood cancer survivors' concerns about their health
New insight into the survivorship experience of African-American and Hispanic childhood cancer survivors
Improved treatments for childhood cancer have led to survivors living longer with fewer treatment-related health issues
LTFU Study contributions to health of childhood cancer survivors
Learning what can be done to improve survivors' long-term health
Childhood cancer survivors and the US Affordable Care Act
Childhood cancer survivors more likely to receive income support
Childhood cancer survivors can have healthy pregnancies
Regular screenings can help protect your heart
Exercise is medicine!
Minimizing infection risk key to survivors’ health
Treatment with growth hormone not found to increase risk of brain tumors
Protecting future lung health important for brain cancer survivors
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