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Late effects of
bone marrow transplantation have been studied for both adult and childhood
cancer survivors as have sequelae associated with particular
chemotherapeutic regimens for Hodgkin’s disease and breast cancer
(4,10,11,36).
The side effects of
radiotherapy, both alone and with chemotherapy, have been reported fairly
comprehensively for most childhood cancer sites associated with good
survival rates (36). Most cancer treatment regimens consist of chemotherapy
in conjunction with surgery or radiation, and multidrug chemotherapeutic
regimens are the rule rather the exception. As such, the risk of late
effects must always be considered in light of all other treatment modalities
to which the patient has been exposed.
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