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ey0016.9-12 | Cancer Treatment and Growth Disorders | ESPEYB16

9.12. Diagnosis of GH deficiency as a late effect of radiotherapy in survivors of childhood cancers

JG Sfeir , NEN Kittah , SU Tamhane , S Jasim , W Chemaitilly , LE Cohen , MH Murad

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Aug 1; 103(8):2785GH deficiency (GHD) is common among children treated for cancer, especially among childhood cancer survivors (CCS) with tumors/surgery in the hypothalamic-pituitary (HP) region, CCS exposed to HP radiation or CCS exposed to cranial (CIR), craniospinal (CSI), or total body irradiation (TBI). However, most of existi...