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← Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®)

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Heart and blood vessel late effects are more likely to occur 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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Cardiovascular disease occurs at a younger age in childhood cancer survivors. Treatment for these and other childhood cancers may cause heart and blood vessel 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

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head and neck cancers

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Hodgkin lymphoma

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non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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osteosarcoma

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Wilms tumor

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cancers treated with a stem cell transplant

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