TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2010 , Vol 25 , Num 1
Endocrine late effects of childhood cancer therapy
Şükran POYRAZOĞLU,1 Firdevs BAŞ,1 Emin DARENDELİLER,2 Feyza DARENDELİLER1
1İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Büyüme-Gelişme ve Pediatrik Endokrinoloji Bilim Dalı, İstanbul
2İstanbul Üniversitesi Onkoloji Enstitüsü, Radyasyon Onkolojisi Bilim Dalı, İstanbul
Survival rates are improving following effective cancer therapy in childhood cancer. As the number of childhood cancer survivors increases, the late effects of cancer therapy are encountered more frequently. Endocrine disorders are prominent among the late effects. The recognition and prompt management of these endocrine late effects are essential to prevent further morbidity and impairment of quality of life. The aim of this article was to investigate these late effects of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy for each endocrine system. Keywords : Childhood cancer; endocrine late effects; chemotherapy; radiotherapy