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Researcher Studies Current Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines for Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Published on: September 22, 2020
Childhood cancer survivors often have a higher risk for getting a second cancer later in life. Early screening can help, but not enough survivors are getting the screenings recommended by the Children’s Oncology Group (COG). One researcher is trying to change that by gathering better evidence on the effectiveness of early breast cancer screening for women who received radiation to the chest as children.
