Thanks to improved therapies, 85% of U.S. children diagnosed with cancer now survive at least five years, with more than half a million survivors in the country today. But this group faces a unique set of challenges after getting cancer treatment at a young age—including an increased risk for new cancers later in life, as well as heart, lung, brain and other complications. Twenty years after diagnosis, nearly one-third of childhood cancer survivors have severe, life-threatening or fatal health problems.
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