Childhood cancer survivors: a unique perspective – Science Weekly podcast

What does later life look like for the growing population of childhood cancer survivors? And how might their experiences change the way we treat this group of diseases?

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A diagnosis of cancer is always a life-changing event, but when the patient is a child the blow must feel even more acute. However, childhood cancer is one of the great success stories of oncology. In the US, more than 80% of childhood cancer patients will now survive in the long-term, compared to under 60% in the mid-1970s. And by looking at these survivors and trying to understand their experiences could the way childhood cancers are understood and treated be about to change?