Introduction Survival after childhood cancer has significantly improved in recent decades.
Nevertheless, an increased incidence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease …

In the last decade, the survival of subjects affected by cancer in childhood has significantly
improved. The increased lifespan of childhood cancer survivors (CCS) led to a greater risk …

Objective Obesity, represented by high body mass index (BMI), is a major complication after
treatment for childhood cancer. However, it has been shown that high total fat percentage …

Survival of cancer in childhood is increasingly common with modern therapeutic protocols
but leads frequently to adverse long-term impacts on health, including metabolic and …

Background: Adiposity and the diseases associated with it, including cardiovascular
disease, are emerging long-term complications of pediatric cancer survivors. Direct …

BACKGROUNDS/OBJECTIVES Cancer treatment may lead to significant body composition
changes and affect growth and disease outcomes in pediatric cancer patients. This …

Purpose Long-term survivors of childhood cancer appear to have an increased risk for the
metabolic syndrome, subsequent type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in adulthood …

Background: Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk for several cardiometabolic
complications. Obesity/overweight and metabolic syndrome have been widely reported in …

Background: With the increased survival rates following the treatment of childhood cancer, it
becomes equally important that the need for evidence based surveillance of long term …

Background & aims Cancer treatment is known to have impact on nutritional status, and both
underweight and overweight have been reported in several studies in survivors. A limitation …