Adult survivors of childhood cancer face significant health problems as they age and are five times more likely than their siblings to develop new cancers, heart and other serious health conditions beyond the age of 35, according to the latest findings from the world's largest study of childhood cancer survivors. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital led the research, results of which appear in Journal of Clinical Oncology.The federally funded Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) found that the health gap between survivors and their siblings widens with age.
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