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Neuroendocrine late effects may be caused after treatment for certain childhood cancers.
Source: Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: February 12, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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The neuroendocrine system is the nervous system and the endocrine system working together.
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Treatment for these and other childhood cancers may cause neuroendocrine late effects:
acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
brain and spinal cord tumors
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head and neck cancers
cancers treated with a stem cell transplant
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