Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health; Dermatology
Article Date: 29 May 2012 - 0:00 PDT
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Scars left behind by childhood cancer treatments are more than skin-deep. The increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss caused by childhood cancer and treatment are associated with emotional distress and reduced quality of life in adulthood, according to a new study led by a Northwestern Medicine advanced practice nurse, Karen Kinahan, and based on data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS).The largest study of its kind, published in the Journal
05/30/2012
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