The late effects of cancer treatment include permanent organ and tissue damage, hormonal and reproductive dysfunction, and second cancers. More than 40% of the estimated 330,000 survivors of childhood cancer in the United States experience a significant health-related complication from childhood cancer and its treatment.
癌症治疗的后期影响包括永久性器官组织损伤、激素生殖功能减退及癌症复发。估计330,000名美国癌症幸存儿童中超过40%患有儿童癌症及治疗引发的严重健康并发症。&#160; 并且虽然取得了重大进步，但癌症在发达国家仍然是造成一岁以上儿童因病死亡最首要的原因。