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Endocrine disorders in adult survivors of childhood cancer

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A new report provides compelling evidence of the high prevalence of endocrine disorders in childhood cancer survivors, which begins soon after diagnosis and persists throughout adulthood. This finding highlights the need for awareness and education in primary care, and for specialized physicians to provide health care to adult survivors of childhood cancer.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, MS 737, Memphis, 38105, TN, USA

    Wassim Chemaitilly

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Emory University, 2015 Uppergate Drive Northeast, Atlanta, 30322, GA, USA

    Lillian R. Meacham

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W.C. has been a speaker for Novo Nordisk. L.R.M. declares no competing interests.

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Chemaitilly, W., Meacham, L. Endocrine disorders in adult survivors of childhood cancer. Nat Rev Endocrinol 10, 320–321 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2014.50

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