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Title: | Malignant disease in childhood : the price of cure : late physical and socioeconomic effects of treatment |
Authors: | Attard Montalto, Simon Torpiano, John G. Calvagna, Victor Vella, Patricia |
Keywords: | Cancer in children -- Treatment -- Complications Cancer in children -- Psychological aspects Neoplasms -- Infancy and childhood |
Issue Date: | 1997 |
Publisher: | Maltese Medical Journal |
Citation: | Maltese Medical Journal. 1997, Vol. 9(2), p. 20-25 |
Abstract: | The aim of cancer therapy in childhood is to achieve a lasting cure without physical and psychosocial harm and, preferably, at a low financial cost. Although cure is possible in many types of childhood cancer, this is often accompanied by complications as a consequence of intensive therapy. These late effects primarily affect fertility, the cardio-respiratory and endocrinological systems. Psychosocial adverse effects may have serious implications on the marriage and employment prospects of those patients surviving into adulthood. Furthermore, the risk of treatment-induced, secondary malignancies may increase as survival improves. With current intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the attainment of cure rates in (EXC)ess of 60-70% is, inevitably, associated with significant morbidity. Indeed, recent developments in cancer therapy have focused on ways of reducing this morbidity, whilst still maintaining the overall improvement in survival. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/646 |
Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 9, Issue 2 MMJ, Volume 9, Issue 2 Scholarly Works - FacM&SPae |
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