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Side effects from the tumor and treatment
Source: Childhood Glioma (Including Astrocytoma), National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: May 10, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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The signs or symptoms caused by the tumor may begin before diagnosis and continue for months or years. It is important to talk with your child's doctors about signs or symptoms caused by the tumor that may continue after treatment.
To learn more about side effects that begin during treatment for cancer, visit Side Effects.
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Problems from cancer treatment that begin 6 months or later after treatment and continue for months or years are called late effects. Late effects of cancer treatment may include:
physical problems that affect:
physical problems that affect:
vision, including blindness
physical problems that affect:
blood vessels
changes in mood, feelings, thinking, learning, or memory
second cancers (new types of cancer)
Some late effects may be treated or controlled. It is important to talk with your child's doctors about the effects cancer treatment can have on your child. To learn more, see Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer.
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