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How Treatments Of Childhood Cancer Differ From Those Of Adult Cancers, And Side Effects Of Harsh Therapies
The long-term side effects of treatments are a cause for concern. This is because children’s bodies are still growing. For instance, young children are likely to be affected by radiation therapy.
Childhood cancers are different from adult cancers in many ways, including the fact that childhood cancers are usually not caused due to lifestyle or environmental risk factors, and only a small proportion of childhood cancers are caused due to DNA changes inherited from parents. In most cases, childhood cancers respond better to certain treatments, probably because of the differences between childhood and adult cancers, and the fact that children usually get more intense treatments.
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