Pediatric cancer survivors at risk for diseases that predispose them to heart disease
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 08:14
in Health & Medicine
Survivors of paediatric cancer are at greater risk for high cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure, all of which predispose them to heart disease. These risk factors for heart disease are being found at an earlier age than in the general population, according to research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research...