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Brain and spinal cord late effects are more likely to occur after treatment of brain tumors and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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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Treatment for these and other childhood cancers may cause brain and spinal cord late effects:
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acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
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acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
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brain and spinal cord tumors
head and neck cancers, including retinoblastoma
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Hodgkin lymphoma
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non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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osteosarcoma
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soft tissue sarcoma
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neuroblastoma
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Wilms tumor
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cancers treated with a stem cell transplant
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