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What are the long term effects of having cancer as a baby?
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Childhood cancer: There are tremendous consequenses to our kids that are treated for cancer with surgery, radiation, and chemo.They live a long time and can have all kinds of side effects for the rest of their lives. Specifically whatever was done will leave a "mark" or scar.Surgery and radiation are obvious in the areas they were directed, chemo is a little more tricky. Follow up forever!
Answered 6/7/2015
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Depends: The long term effects of having cancer as a baby are dependent upon what type of treatment was rendered. Surgery- on what organs, if any. Radiation- on what organs. Chemotherapy- what drugs and how long. Each modality of treatment carries with it its own unique set of both short and long term side effects and risks.
Answered 6/17/2012
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