ESPE Abstracts

Background: Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) are at increased risk of developing secondary malignant neoplasms (SMN). Radiotherapy is one of the main risk factors, and secondary thyroid cancers (STC) are likely to occur among irradiated CCS.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate frequency, characteristics, and of STC in the cohort of CCS treated and in follow-up at the Istituto Giannina Gaslini.Method: Survivors treated between 1975...