小児がん患者のほとんが数年後に内分泌障害になる！？ Pediatric cancer survivors often face cardiometabolic issues
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癌治療の副作用にはすぐに症状が現れるものと何年も経ってから現れるものがあります。ハーバード大学医学部とボストン小児病院の共同研究によると、ほとんどの小児がん患者（最低でも50%の確立）が数年後に内分泌疾患になることが分かったそうです。また、成長ホルモンが足りなくなったり、心臓代謝の障害を患ってしまうそうです。
この研究から小児がんを患った子供たちは生涯定期健診を行うことの重要性が分かりました。数年後に起こる副作用の影響を説明してくれださる病院はなかなかないと思います。だからこそ、癌が治っても定期的に病院に通い健康診断を行うことは大切です！
Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's hospital suggested that most of the pediatric survivors experience endocrinopathies. There are side effects of treatments that elicit very quickly, and side effects that become problematic in few years time. Endocrinopathies are one of those later offset side effects. Not only endocrinopathies, but cancer treatments could cause growth hormone deficit as well.
Not many doctors have an idea of long term side effects, and therefore they do not explain possibilities to patients and their family. The report by Harvard medical school and Boston Children's Hospital recommended to go see the doctor for annual check up even if you are completely cured. This is important to prolong the life you have been saved by doctors, and I really hope further research into different long term side effects that pediatric cancer treatments could cause.
