Childhood cancer survivors treated with total body or abdominal radiation may have an increased risk of diabetes, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. This correlation does not appear to be related to patients' body mass index or physical inactivity.
"As a result of their curative therapies, childhood cancer survivors face an increased risk of morbidity and mortality," with almost 75 percent of survivors developing a chronic health condition and 42.4 percent developing a severe, disabling or life-threatening condition 30 years after diagnosis, according to background information in the article. Cardiovascular disease, in particular, is a significant cause of deaths in this group. "In the general population, diabetes mellitus is strongly associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause death."
source: Medical News Today
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Radiation Therapy May Increase Diabetes Risk In Childhood Cancer Survivors
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