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Childhood cancer survivors leading to costly illnesses in adulthood
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Childhoodcancersurvivorsleadingto costlyillnessesinadulthood RecentU.S.studyindicatethatchildhoodcancersurvivorsmayfaceserioushealth problemswhichcostsout-of-pocketmedicalexpensesreachingtheiradulthood. Astudywasconductedon580adultswhowerediagnosedwithcancersintheirchildhood and173oftheireldersiblings.The580adultswerediagnosedcanceronanaverageof3 decadesearlier,whentheywerechildren. Researcherssaythat1in10childhoodcancersurvivorshadcostlyhealthissues,spending atleast10%oftheirincomeoncareandaround3%oftheirsiblingshadmedicalcoststhat high. https://goo.gl/hRpGzL