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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2008 100(15):1048-1049; doi:10.1093/jnci/djn242
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Smoking Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: We Can Do Better

Karen Emmons

Affiliation of author: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Correspondence to: Karen Emmons, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard School of Public Health, 44 Binney Street, LW 703, Boston, MA 02115 (e-mail: karen_m_emmons@dfci.harvard.edu).

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The past several decades have brought unparalleled success in the treatment of childhood cancers, in many cases rendering once-fatal diseases curable. Along with these remarkable achievements has been an increased emphasis on survivorship and the late effects experienced following treatment. Although the specific types of health issues experienced later in life by childhood cancer survivors vary considerably by cancer type and treatment, recent work has shown that, compared with the general population, these survivors have increased risks of developing cardiovascular disease by early adulthood (1), a subsequent or second primary cancer, and pulmonary complications (2). Thus, it is important to minimize survivors’ exposures to factors that might further increase the risks for these late effects. Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease in the general population, and survivors . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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