Adolescent, Young Adult Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk for Subsequent Primary Neoplasm - Oncology Nurse Advisor

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• – Adolescent, young adult cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing a new cancer years later.
• – The study found that young adult cancer survivors are twice as likely to develop a new tumour as those who have not had cancer.
• – Researchers say this could be due to genetic or hormonal factors related to the original cancer treatment.