Mammography rates low among childhood cancer survivors who underwent chest radiation

The following article stresses how important it is for our young adult female survivors who received radiation to get mammograms.

Mammography rates low among childhood cancer survivors who underwent chest radiation

Speaking of testing recommendations for late effects, this might be a good time to post these articles and guidelines:

Pediatric Cancer Survivors Need Long Term Follow-Up

Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®)

COG Survivorship Guidelines

While not designed to replace the clinical judgment of physicians, the guidelines provide recommendations for screening and management of late effects that may arise in pediatric cancer survivors years after their chemotherapy, radiation or surgical treatments. The guidelines are intended to establish national standards to help physicians promote healthy lifestyles among these patients, provide for ongoing monitoring of their health, facilitate early identification of late effects of therapy and provide timely medical care for those late effects.

According to Melissa M. Hudson, M.D., member of St. Jude Hematology-Oncology and director of the St. Jude After Completion of Therapy (ACT) clinic, an estimated 270,000 survivors of childhood cancer live in the United States and an estimated one in 570 young adults age 20 to 34 is a childhood cancer survivor.