U.S. study finds childhood cancer survivors nearly twice prone to chronic diseases than average people

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NBHC Population Health
September 07, 2017

Researchers at St. Jude's Research Hospital in Tennessee report that adult survivors of childhood cancer carry a nearly two-fold greater cumulative burden of chronic health problems compared to the general population. The study monitored the impact of 168 chronic health conditions on adults who survived childhood cancer, and reveals:

  • On average, the paediatric cancer survivors had 17.1 chronic health conditions - including 4.7 severe, disabling, life-threatening, or terminal ones - by the time they were 50; and
  • The average for the community volunteers was 9.2 chronic health conditions, with 2.3 falling under the previously noted categories.

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