Cancer Survivorship

Question 1

What are late effects of cancer radiation treatment?

Answer 1

Hormonal dysfunction and second cancers occurring in the affected field.

Question 2

What hormonal deficiency is common after cranial radiation?

Answer 2

Growth hormone deficiency

Question 3

What late side effect is common after gonadal radiation?

Answer 3

Infertility

Question 4

Patients are at higher risk for developing which CNS tumors following cranial radiation?

Answer 4

Both low-grade (meningioma) and high-grade (glioblastoma) CNS tumors.

Question 5

Which two chemotherapeutic agents increase the long-term risk for development of AML?

Answer 5

Etoposide and cyclophosphamide

Question 6

Nephrotoxicity as a late effect is common after which chemotherapy drug?

Answer 6

Cisplatin

Question 7

What cancer treatments increase the risk of heart disease?

Answer 7

There is an increased risk of heart disease when anthracyclines are given in conjunction with radiation that covers the heart.