Background The purpose of our study was to assess long‐term cause‐specific mortality of 5‐
year childhood cancer survivors. Procedure The study population consisted of 1,378 …

Background The proportion of pediatric and adolescent cancer patients surviving 5 years
has increased during the past four decades. This growing population of survivors remains at …

PURPOSE: To assess the risk of death in patients who survive more than 5 years after
diagnosis of childhood cancer and to evaluate causes of death in fatal cases. PATIENTS …

Survivors of childhood cancer have a higher mortality than the general population. We
describe cause‐specific long‐term mortality in a population‐based cohort of childhood …

Survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer are at risk for long‐term effects of disease and
treatment. The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study assessed overall and cause‐specific …

Background Studies of childhood and adolescent cancer survivorship have tended to focus
on limited survival intervals (eg, 5 and 10 years). Our report evaluates gender‐specific …

Background It is unclear whether late-effect risks among childhood cancer survivors vary
internationally. We compared late mortality in the North American Childhood Cancer …

Context Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk of premature mortality compared
with the general population, but little is known about the long-term risks of specific causes of …

The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) has assembled the largest cohort to date for
assessment of late mortality. Vital status and cause of death of all patients eligible for …

This multi-center cohort-study examined late mortality among 6,165 Dutch five-year
childhood cancer survivors diagnosed 1963–2001. Clinical details and cause of death were …