Childhood Cancer

Childhood cancer survivors appeared significantly more likely than the general public to die after a major cardiovascular event, according to study results.

Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 3 months was associated with reduced childhood hematologic cancer risk vs. shorter breastfeeding durations, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Childhood cancer survivors had a significantly higher prevalence of smoking than the general population, contrary to previous research, according to a study published in BMC Cancer.

The combination of abnormal baseline global longitudinal strain and N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide is associated with a more than fourfold risk for subsequent cardiomyopathy among certain childhood cancer survivors.

Gestational substance abuse appeared linked to certain cancers among children, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

Survivors of childhood cancer are more likely to have prediabetes at younger ages than the general public, increasing their already elevated risk for diabetes and cardiovascular and kidney diseases, study findings showed.

Roughly 500,000 people living in the United States have survived childhood cancer, a consequence of improved research, innovations and treatments.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Individuals with type 2 diabetes treated with semaglutide saw greater reductions in HbA1c and body weight than those treated with other GLP-1 agonists, a systematic review and meta-analysis has found.

Childhood cancer survivors in France are less likely to develop obesity compared with the country’s general population, according to a study published in Obesity.