Childhood cancer survivors may face shortened lifespan, study reveals

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 21:28 in Health & Medicine

Although more children today are surviving cancer than ever before, young patients successfully treated in the 1970s and 80s may live a decade less, on average, than the general population, according to a new study. Depending on the type of cancer, the estimated loss of life expectancy ranges from four years to more than 17 years.

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