The influence of antineoplastic treatment on the weight of survivors of childhood cancer

Abstract Purpose: Obesity is a late effect in survivors of childhood cancer and correlates with chronic complications. Survivors of leukemia, brain tumors, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation are more likely to develop obesity resulting from treatment modalities such as radiotherapy and glu...

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Main Authors: Julia Ferrari Carneiro Teixeira, Priscila dos Santos Maia-Lemos, Mônica dos Santos Cypriano, Luciana Pellegrini Pisani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572016000700559&lng=en&tlng=en