Late childhood. Medical search. Frequent questions

There are more than 18 million cancer survivors living in the United States, over 500,000 of which are survivors of childhood cancer. (cancer.net)
based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found adult survivors of childhood cancer have four times higher risk of late mortality, even 40 years after their cancer diagnosis. (beckershospitalreview.com)
The study, published April 5 in The Lancet , evaluated the causes of death in more than 34,000 survivors of childhood cancer who were diagnosed at an age younger than 21 in the U.S. and Canada. (beckershospitalreview.com)
In the United States, where 1 in 680 people between 20 and 50 years old are survivors of childhood cancer, the impact of long-term health consequences is a cause for concern, and even more so because this population is increasing. (ajmc.com)
Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for treatment-related musculoskeletal late effects. (umn.edu)
Genetic studies may help doctors identify survivors of childhood cancer who are more likely to develop late complications. (mayo.edu)
Scholars@Duke publication: Specific causes of excess late mortality and association with modifiable risk factors among survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort. (duke.edu)
INTERPRETATION: Survivors of childhood cancer are at excess risk of late mortality even 40 years from diagnosis, due to many of the leading causes of death in the US population. (duke.edu)

Many chronic adult-onset diseases have their origins in childhood and adolescence, when exposures can influence development and persistent behavioural patterns are established. (oru.se)
Directional associations between cannabis use and depression from late adolescence to young adulthood: the role of adverse childhood experiences. (drugsandalcohol.ie)
Davis, Jordan P and Pedersen, Eric R and Tucker, Joan S and Prindle, John and Dunbar, Michael S and Rodriguez, Anthony and Seelam, Rachana and D'Amico, Elizabeth J (2023) Directional associations between cannabis use and depression from late adolescence to young adulthood: the role of adverse childhood experiences. (drugsandalcohol.ie)
For example, genes and troubled families both play a role in violent male behavior, and, though health and heredity sometimes go hand in hand, childhood adversity and severe bullying in adolescence can affect even physical well-being in midlife. (otago.ac.nz)
Targeting specific markers in childhood for early treatment may help to minimise the risk of children developing certain psychopathological problems in adolescence and adult life, such as borderline personality disorder, depression and psychosis. (facmedicine.com)
75% of mental disorders diagnosed in adults have their onset in childhood and adolescence. (facmedicine.com)
Sexual Orientation Disparities: Starting in Childhood and Observable in Adolescence? (researchgate.net)
This study aimed to investigate the repercussion of late parenting in childhood and adolescence under the perception of late children. (bvsalud.org)
Is Neurodevelopmental Assessment in Early Childhood Predictive of Performance Assessed Later in Childhood and Adolescence in Sub-Saharan Africa? (ehesp.fr)

The latest results from the Rush Memory and Aging Project, an ongoing community-based cohort study of chronic conditions of aging, showed that in part, the link between ELCE and better late-life cognitive health was tied to fewer pathologic changes related to Alzheimer's disease (AD), including deposition of beta amyloid and tau proteins. (medscape.com)
A large longitudinal cohort of men has been created to examine how psychological and physical characteristics in earlier life signal exposures or aetiological processes relevant to disease risk in later adulthood. (oru.se)
Cancer germline predisposing variants and late mortality from subsequent malignant neoplasms among long-term childhood cancer survivors: a report from the St Jude Lifetime Cohort and the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. (bvsalud.org)
Through using a well-characterised cohort of 5-year survivors of the most common childhood cancers, we evaluated specific health-related causes of late mortality and excess deaths compared with the general US population and identified targets to reduce future risk. (duke.edu)
Prenatal exposure to vitamin D from fortified margarine and risk of fractures in late childhood: period and cohort results from 222 000 subjects in the D-tect observational study. (ox.ac.uk)

As the mortality rates of childhood cancers have plummeted since effective treatment regiments have been introduced, greater attention has been paid to the effect of treatment on neurocognitive morbidity and quality of life of survivors. (wikipedia.org)
The methodology includes combining various measures of health-including palaeodemography (childhood mortality), analysis of oral health (Early Childhood Caries or ECC), and analysis of physiological health (Cribra Orbitalia and LEH)-with studies of culturally defined mortuary practices to suggest that, while children clearly had significant health deficiencies and many suffered early deaths, their treatment in mortuary rites shows significant economic value and social esteem placed on children. (elsevierpure.com)
We aimed to investigate whether cancer predisposing variants contribute to the risk of subsequent malignant neoplasm -related late mortality (5 years or more after diagnosis ). (bvsalud.org)
Otherwise, the consequences of early malnutrition, such as child mortality, delays in maturity, and severe infections, are likely to cause loss of productivity later in life. (readabstracts.com)
BACKGROUND: 5-year survival after childhood cancer does not fully describe life-years lost due to childhood cancer because there are a large number of deaths occurring beyond 5-years (late mortality) related to cancer and cancer treatment. (duke.edu)
Specific causes of health-related (non-recurrence, non-external) late mortality and risk reduction through modifiable lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors are not well described. (duke.edu)
Demographic, self-reported modifiable lifestyle (ie, smoking, alcohol, physical activity, and BMI) and cardiovascular risk factors (ie, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidaemia) associated with health-related mortality (which excludes death from primary cancer and external causes and includes death from late effects of cancer therapy) were evaluated. (duke.edu)
Modifiable lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors associated with reduced risk for late mortality should be part of future interventions. (duke.edu)

The search was limited to investigations with at least 15 participants and conducted at least 2 years after completion of therapy for childhood, adolescent, or young adult cancer. (umn.edu)

This article explains the different types of late effects that are common after childhood cancers. (cancer.net)
Within the first 30 years after diagnosis, survivors of childhood cancers have approximately a 75% cumulative incidence of treatment-related chronic health problems. (ajmc.com)
The goal of treatment for childhood cancers today is to minimize these adverse "late effects", while ensuring long-term survival. (wikipedia.org)

In the New Zealand study, the figures were worse for Māori, with almost 8 out of 10 Māori adults reporting having experienced at least one adverse childhood experience. (auckland.ac.nz)
Children experiencing cognitive problems such as low attention, poor memory or lack of inhibition may later suffer mental health issues as teenagers and young adults, a new study reveals. (facmedicine.com)
Researchers found that working memory deficits in childhood were linked to hypomania in young adults, but when they checked for co-existing psychopathological conditions this association disappeared-indicating that further investigation is needed. (facmedicine.com)
Testicular germ cell tumors in adolescents (11 years and older) and young adults are different from those that form in early childhood. (cigna.com)
Adults with late-onset GSD II typically present with proximal muscle weakness between the second and sixth decades of life. (medscape.com)

Higher levels of early-life cognitive enrichment (ELCE) are associated with better cognitive health in later life, new research shows. (medscape.com)
Identification of prenatal and early life risk factors is key for curbing the epidemic of childhood obesity. (medpagetoday.com)
One of the challenges for clinicians is to identify those infants who are at risk of later psychopathology and to intervene at an early stage. (figshare.com)
A child's early years do predict who they will become later in life, but they do so imperfectly. (otago.ac.nz)
Engaging…Displays scope and curiosity, as the authors look at genetic factors, whether early circumstances can forecast certain later developmental outcomes, how and if the family experience and the environmental situation shape aspects of later life, and the role of the childhood experience in determining elements of adult health. (otago.ac.nz)
A recent study shows that allergies in early childhood significantly increase the risk for developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in life. (snacksafely.com)
The study, entitled "Allergy In Early Childhood Is A Risk Factor For The Development Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)" appeared in the February issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) and was presented at this year's AAAAI annual meeting in March. (snacksafely.com)
Boys and girls that were diagnosed with one or more allergies in early childhood had a significantly increased risk of developing ADHD with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.45. (snacksafely.com)
Allergic disorders during early childhood significantly increase the risk to develop ADHD later in life. (snacksafely.com)
Early detection and orthopedic intervention can help ameliorate musculoskeletal late effects and prevent subsequent complications. (umn.edu)
Findings from the present study show that CSA has significant long-term mental and physical consequences, whereby early life events are linked to later life health outcomes. (cambridge.org)
A quote circulating online claims no research has found that teaching kindergarten kids to read gives them long-term advantages in life, and that in fact early literacy could reduce literacy later in life. (africacheck.org)
In fact, the research tends to find early instruction reduces literacy in later years. (africacheck.org)
The evidence tells us that early childhood should focus on equity, happiness, wellbeing and joy in learning. (africacheck.org)
Research has consistently shown that early childhood reading is linked to better learning and other outcomes in later life. (africacheck.org)
The study looked at lots of information about the children's lives, including their home and school environments, their early childhood experiences, and their social, emotional and physical learning outcomes. (africacheck.org)
Researchers examined what influence the children's early reading skills had on outcomes later in life, including reading and language skills (literacy), number and maths skills (numeracy), and other learning outcomes like their teachers' ratings of how they were developing. (africacheck.org)
This meant that through specific statistical methods, they could be confident that early childhood reading actually caused the results they found in later life, rather than other factors, like their family income or education level. (africacheck.org)
The article aims to examine aspects of mortuary behavior in late Neolithic/early Bronze Age (Phung Nguyen phase) populations represented at the site of Man Bac in Viet Nam, specifically how mortuary behavior illuminates the role of children, and adult attitudes toward children. (elsevierpure.com)
Nutrition in early childhood and its effects in later life : 18th Symposium of the Group of European Nutritionists, Jena, October 14-16, 1980 / volume editors, J. C. Somogyi, H. Haenel. (who.int)
In children younger than 11 years, extragonadal extracranial germ cell tumors usually occur at birth or in early childhood. (cigna.com)
There are also less common very early (phase 0) and later (phase 4) phases. (mayo.edu)
The relationship between impaired growth and later physical performance varied according to early nutritional status. (readabstracts.com)
Objective - This systematic review identified and synthesized key findings from studies measuring development in children in Sub-Saharan Africa in early childhood and again at school age, to assess neurocognitive associations longitudinally from infancy through middle childhood. (ehesp.fr)
Repeated infections in early childhood result in late complications years to decades later. (who.int)
Death results from ventilatory failure in early childhood. (medscape.com)

International studies have shown links between adverse childhood events and adult experiences of violence, along with worse health for people exposed to multiple adverse events. (auckland.ac.nz)
One out of nine reported at least four adverse childhood experiences before the age of 18 - a cumulative toll associated with six-times higher risk of experiencing intimate partner violence and seven-times higher risk of experiencing non-partner violence. (auckland.ac.nz)
The present study had three main aims: to test a symptom-driven pathway in which depression may drive increases in cannabis use, to test a substance-induced pathway in which cannabis use may drive increases in depression and to assess a shared vulnerability model assessing associations between individuals who have (and have not) experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). (drugsandalcohol.ie)
The Adverse Childhood Experiences scale was used as our main grouping measure. (drugsandalcohol.ie)
Is health in adulthood shaped by childhood experiences? (otago.ac.nz)

Or, late effects can develop many years after a cancer diagnosis. (cancer.net)
The primary outcome was any self-reported late, major surgical intervention that required anesthesia and occurred 5 years or more after the survivors' initial cancer diagnosis. (hematologyadvisor.com)
median follow-up from diagnosis was 29 years (range 5-48) in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. (duke.edu)

Childhood obesity is becoming an emerging public health issue worldwide, owing to its association with a variety of health problems at younger ages in adulthood, including obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases," senior study author Duo Li, PhD, of Qingdao and Zhejiang Universities in China, explained to MedPage Today . (medpagetoday.com)
Previous evidence has found a variety of risk factors for childhood obesity, such as maternal obesity, gestational weight gain, birthweight, weight gain during infancy, breastfeeding and genetic variations," he added, highlighting that much of this data is limited to only certain study populations. (medpagetoday.com)
A University of Auckland study explores the association between experiencing adverse childhood events and being subjected to violence in later life. (auckland.ac.nz)
A new study has found an association between a one-year-old's screen time and an increased risk of developmental delays later in childhood, particularly in the areas of communication and problem-solving. (nasniconsultants.com)
An analysis of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study showed a higher risk of late, major surgical interventions among childhood cancer survivors than among their siblings. (hematologyadvisor.com)
T]his study demonstrates a newly understood chronic late effect of pediatric cancer therapy comprising a significant burden of late, major surgical interventions," the researchers concluded. (hematologyadvisor.com)
Although the modern Western concept of childhood is rapidly disappearing in the age of late modernity, this study asserts that childhood (as it is lived) has not disappeared but has been transformed. (baskent.edu.tr)
Beyond the opposing views involving the disappearance of childhood or its liberation, this study concludes that the concept of adultization can be used to problematise and analyse childhood in its current state. (baskent.edu.tr)
The aim of this study is to examine the long-term association between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and mental and physical health, especially with conditions related to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction such as mood disorders, cardiovascular disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, pain disorders, and measures of frailty and functional mobility. (cambridge.org)
A new study has shown that the way mothers interact with their babies in the first year of life is strongly linked to how children behave later on. (medindia.net)
In the later phase (phase 3), researchers study whether the treatment works better than the current standard therapy. (mayo.edu)
The study did not provide evidence that prenatal exposure to extra vitamin D from a mandatory fortification programme of 1·25 µg vitamin D/100 g margarine was sufficient to influence the risk of fractures in late childhood, regardless of season of birth. (ox.ac.uk)

Can Childhood Enrichment Slow Late-Life Cognitive Decline? (medscape.com)
Here, we are introducing a lifestyle factor that is associated with slower late-life cognitive decline not only through a higher reserve, but also through making the brain less vulnerable to the accumulation of Alzheimer's disease pathological changes. (medscape.com)
Indicators of ELCE, such as childhood socioeconomic status and school performance, have previously been associated with slower cognitive decline and decreased dementia in late life. (medscape.com)
Emotional abuse at home as a child means you're nearly three times more likely to experience violence from an intimate partner in later life, the research shows. (auckland.ac.nz)
High blood pressure in childhood can lead to hypertension and cardiovascular disease in later life if not managed. (diabetes.co.uk)
Logistic regression analysis applied to both sets of data indicated an event of loss, a disturbed relationship and/or a trauma in the first 18 months of life could predict later mental health problems. (figshare.com)
If we can increase play in childhood years, we can help increase emotional development and social skills needed for later on in life," the Scotsman quoted Kris Murrin, a child behavioural expert, as saying. (medindia.net)
Because they had collected lots of information about the children's lives, the researchers were able to control for other factors that might have explained the outcomes in later life. (africacheck.org)
Better nutrition during childhood appears to be associated with better reproductive performance later in life. (readabstracts.com)
Trachoma results in painful late complications leading to sight impairment, a life-long disability which causes significant emotional and economic hardship for families. (who.int)

The purpose of this trial is to identify cancer survivors who are at increased risk of developing late-occurring complications after undergoing treatment for childhood cancer. (mayo.edu)

Some late skeletal effects, including low bone mineral density, osteonecrosis, slipped capital femoral epiphyses, oncogenic rickets, and hormone- related growth disturbances have been previously reviewed and were excluded, as were outcomes following amputa- tion and limb-salvage procedures. (umn.edu)

Among pregnant women, high blood pressure during the later pregnancy may increase offspring obesity risk, researchers reported. (medpagetoday.com)
At the same time, because cancer treatments are powerful, these survivors are at risk for side effects that can occur over the long term, called "late effects," that are related to their prior cancer treatment. (cancer.net)
It is important to know what late effects you or your child are at risk for. (cancer.net)
Childhood cancer survivors had a significantly increased risk of late surgical interventions in many organ systems. (hematologyadvisor.com)
Carriers of cancer predisposing variants are at an increased risk of developing subsequent malignant neoplasms among those who have survived childhood cancer . (bvsalud.org)

It's crucial to intervene in childhood adversity, since the effects can be multiplied over a lifetime, exacerbating social and economic inequalities," says Associate Professor Janet Fanslow, of the School of Population Health in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. (auckland.ac.nz)

Support groups with other people who have experienced childhood cancer can also help. (cancer.net)

Long-term studies of this population have brought to light specific adverse effects of treatment, which are often present years after treatment and thus are termed late effects. (medscape.com)
When she was 2 years old, Brown was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare type of childhood cancer of the connective tissue. (scrubsmag.com)
Brown said it was those encounters she had as a toddler and then years later as a high school student that pushed her to decide nursing was her calling. (scrubsmag.com)
In addition, other side effects called late effects may develop months or even years afterwards. (cancer.net)

Young adult unemployment and later depression and anxiety: Does childhood neighborhood matter? (uw.edu)

[ 2 ] As a consequence of these incredible survival rates, the number of childhood cancer survivors continues to grow, with current estimates surpassing 300,000. (medscape.com)

Some clinicians and research groups in neuropsychology are developing programs to help treat the cognitive problems associated with childhood cancer. (wikipedia.org)

Experiencing just one adverse event in childhood - as half of the population does - is associated with increased odds of being subject to violence later. (auckland.ac.nz)
Exposure to adverse childhood events and other social determinants of health can cause toxic stress (extended or prolonged stress), which affects brain development (influencing, for example, attention, decision-making, learning, and response to stress). (auckland.ac.nz)
Overall, those who were younger, identified as Māori, unemployed, lived in the most deprived areas, and those who were food insecure reported significantly higher exposure to adverse childhood events. (auckland.ac.nz)

The long-term emotional effects of childhood cancer can include anxiety , depression , and fear of the cancer coming back . (cancer.net)

What Are Late Effects of Childhood Cancer? (cancer.net)
Talk with your health care team about how to screen for, prevent, or manage late effects. (cancer.net)
Learn more in another article on this website about how to manage the long-term effects of childhood cancer . (cancer.net)
Any cancer treatment can cause late effects. (cancer.net)
This article addresses particular late effects seen in specific body systems and discusses the various forms of care provided to cancer survivors. (medscape.com)
Late effects following bone marrow transplantation are discussed in Bone Marrow Transplantation, Long-Term Effects . (medscape.com)
CNS late-effects after ALL therapy in childhood. (wikipedia.org)
Late effects can occur almost anywhere in the body. (cancer.net)
Based on the type of treatment your child received, the doctor will recommend what examinations and tests are needed to check for late effects. (cancer.net)
The Children's Oncology Group (COG) has studied the physical and psychological effects that childhood cancer survivors face. (cancer.net)
This systematic review summarizes the literature describing associations between cancer, its treatment, and musculo- skeletal late effects. (umn.edu)
Radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery are associated with musculoskeletal late effects independently and additively. (umn.edu)
The effects of CSA on mental health, physical health, and healthcare utilization in old age population were estimated by ordinal least square, logistic regression, and Poisson regression, controlling for demographic factors, childhood adversities, and behavioral health. (cambridge.org)

The researchers defined childhood overweight and obesity according to the International Obesity Task Force guidelines . (medpagetoday.com)

Childhood extracranial germ cell tumors may be benign or malignant. (cigna.com)

New research from psychological scientist R. Chris Fraley of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and colleagues suggest that parenting practices and childhood temperament may play an influential role. (psychologicalscience.org)
They believe that an important direction for future research will be to delve deeper into exploring the underlying mechanisms - including shared genetic variation and parent-child conflict - that might link parenting attitudes and temperament to later political ideology. (psychologicalscience.org)
Does temperament in childhood predict adult personality? (otago.ac.nz)

Part III: neuropsychological performance in long-term survivors of childhood ALL: impairments of concentration, attention, and memory. (wikipedia.org)

Of 84 studies, 60 focused on associations between radiotherapy, six between chemotherapy, and 18 between surgery and musculoskeletal late ef- fects. (umn.edu)

Since Sidney Farber proposed the first treatment for childhood cancer in 1948, the field of pediatric oncology has been constantly evolving. (medscape.com)
For information on intracranial (inside the brain) germ cell tumors, see Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors Treatment. (cigna.com)

NCCRAHS staff members, with their external partners and scientific advisors, have been involved in many of the research, intervention, training and outreach activities that address childhood agricultural safety for this past decade. (cdc.gov)

This was despite the fact that 64 per cent of parents believed that children were deprived of childhood. (medindia.net)
NIOSH (with USDA-NASS) data, released in late 2007, estimated 23,074 agricultural injuries among children and adolescents working, visiting and living on farms. (cdc.gov)

Possible mechanisms of these associations may include causes of intrauterine growth restriction, the authors suggested, as well as umbilical artery vascular resistance during the third trimester, which has been previously linked to delayed fetal growth, smaller birth size, and elevated childhood body mass index. (medpagetoday.com)

The need for late surgery should be anticipated and inform the education of parents and caregivers of pediatric patients. (hematologyadvisor.com)

Reproductive performance and nutrition during childhood. (readabstracts.com)

Data from 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2006 reveal an overall 37% decline in childhood agricultural nonfatal injuries. (cdc.gov)

In addition to the public health implications of the findings, the authors highlighted "these findings also added to the rationale to monitor and limit the BP rise in mid-late pregnancy. (medpagetoday.com)

The number of late, major surgical interventions was 28,202 among the cancer survivors and 4110 among the siblings. (hematologyadvisor.com)
The highest burdens of late, major surgical interventions were seen in survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma (35-year MCC, 333.3 per 100 survivors), Ewing sarcoma (322.9 per 100), and osteosarcoma (269.6 per 100). (hematologyadvisor.com)

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