Pulmonary complications in adult survivors of childhood cancer

(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) A team of researchers from nine leading academic hospitals and research centers have published a paper in the early online edition of the journal Cancer that describes pulmonary outcomes among childhood cancer survivors. The study also evaluates the impact of complications such as asthma, chronic cough, emphysema and recurrent pneumonia on daily activities.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news