Monitoring pulmonary complications in long-term childhood cancer survivors: guidelines for the primary care physician.

Cleve Clin J Med · 2008

review · Level V

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Abstract

Curative therapy for childhood cancers poses the risk of long-term complications, necessitating regular lifelong follow-up for survivors. The Children's Oncology Group (COG) has issued guidelines on this topic (www.survivorshipguidelines.org). This review summarizies the findings of the COG Guideline Task Force on Pulmonary Complications with respect to pulmonary toxicity.