ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0017.9-13 | Childhood Cancer, Radiation Therapy and Thyroid Disease | ESPEYB17

9.13. Hyperthyroidism after radiation therapy for childhood cancer: A report from the childhood cancer survivor study

PD Inskip , LHS Veiga , AV Brenner , AJ Sigurdson , E Ostroumova , EJ Chow , M Stovall , SA Smith , W Leisenring , LL Robison , GT Armstrong , CA Sklar , JH Lubin

To read the full abstract: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 Jun 1;104(2):415–424. inskippeter@gmail.comChildhood cancer survivors (CCSs) are at increased risk to develop thyroid disease, in particular hypothyroidism, nodular disease and thyroid cancer. Hyperthyroidism is less common but may occur after ionizing radiation exposure, even if the causative mechanisms are not completely clarified....

ey0016.9-3 | Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risk in Cancer Survivors | ESPEYB16

9.3. Insulin and glucose homeostasis in childhood cancer survivors treated with abdominal radiation: A pilot study

DN Friedman , P Hilden , CS Moskowitz , SL Wolden , ES Tonorezos , Z Antal , D Carlow , S Modak , NK Cheung , KC Oeffinger , CA Sklar

To read the full abstract: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018; 65(11): e27304.Observational studies in large cohorts of cancer survivors have reported that cancer survivors exposed to abdominal radiation have an increased risk of both insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, with a prolonged latency between radiation exposure and diabetes onset. The irradiation of the pancr...