As if it weren't enough to endure a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) as a last line treatment for various subtypes of lymphoma or leukemia, a new study indicates that two thirds of these survivors report having chronic health problems later in life, and they are almost four times more likely to experience them than their siblings who don't have cancer.
These problems include mild health issues such as high blood pressure or issues with hearing to life-threatening health problems such as cardiovascular disease or secondary cancers.
CANCER TYPE(S)
Hematologic cancers. According to SEER data, over 74,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lymphoma in 2010, and over 21000 will die from the disease; over 43,000 will be diagnosed with leukemia, and over 21,000 will die from that disease.
TREATMENT TYPE(S)
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
WHERE WAS THIS STUDY PUBLISHED?
Blood
Source
Sun CL et al. "Prevalence and predictors of chronic health conditions after hematopoietic cell transplantation: a report from the Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor Study." Blood, 23 July 2010, Vol. 0, No. 2010.
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