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Toxicity and late effects

Toxicity and late effects
Toxicity and late effects

One in 1000 young adults is a cancer survivor, 10-15 percent of whom originally had a brain tumor. Thus, quality of life and any resulting long-term disabilities in these individuals have become important public health issues. Despite the recognition of endocrine, neurological, and cognitive deficits, there is little understanding of the underlying pathology or its evolution, whilst community awareness of potential secondary disease and/or remedial help is often limited. Early (and even preventive) psychological and rehabilitative intervention to improve not only physical and hormonal health but also social, educational, and independence skills may make the difference between an institutionalized, unhealthy, short life, and a fuller, independent adult life.

433-462
CRC Press
Spoudeas, Helen
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Kirkham, Fenella J.
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Spoudeas, Helen
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Kirkham, Fenella J.
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Spoudeas, Helen and Kirkham, Fenella J. (2004) Toxicity and late effects. In, Brain and Spinal Tumors of Childhood. CRC Press, pp. 433-462.

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One in 1000 young adults is a cancer survivor, 10-15 percent of whom originally had a brain tumor. Thus, quality of life and any resulting long-term disabilities in these individuals have become important public health issues. Despite the recognition of endocrine, neurological, and cognitive deficits, there is little understanding of the underlying pathology or its evolution, whilst community awareness of potential secondary disease and/or remedial help is often limited. Early (and even preventive) psychological and rehabilitative intervention to improve not only physical and hormonal health but also social, educational, and independence skills may make the difference between an institutionalized, unhealthy, short life, and a fuller, independent adult life.

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Published date: 1 January 2004

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Local EPrints ID: 429527
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/429527
PURE UUID: 425b8e0b-845c-4a84-a9d9-e5f5a7884653
ORCID for Fenella J. Kirkham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2443-7958

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Date deposited: 28 Mar 2019 17:30
Last modified: 23 Jul 2022 01:48

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Author: Helen Spoudeas

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