Childhood cancer survivors: considerations for surgeons in the transition from pediatric to adult care.

@article{Henderson2015ChildhoodCS,
  title={Childhood cancer survivors: considerations for surgeons in the transition from pediatric to adult care.},
  author={Tara O Henderson and Paul C. Nathan},
  journal={Seminars in pediatric surgery},
  year={2015},
  volume={24 2},
  pages={
          93-9
        }
}
There are over 380,000 childhood cancer survivors (CCS) alive in the US, and the population is growing. CCS face significant long-term morbidity and mortality as a consequence of their cancer treatment and thus require lifelong, risk-based health care focused on surveillance and early intervention to minimize the impact of late effects and second malignant neoplasms (SMN). Surgeons play a critical role in the treatment of childhood cancer and the subsequent management of long-term health… 
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