Puberty in children with cancer.
Shalet, Stephen M Brennan, Bernadette M
Shalet, Stephen M
Brennan, Bernadette M
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Abstract
Cancer may impinge on puberty either directly through a mass lesion effect on the reproductive axis or indirectly through hormones secreted by tumours, for example human chorionic gonadotrophin, or weight loss, or the actual presence of a chronic disease process per se. The more frequent pubertal problems faced by children with cancer are due to the impact of treatment either on the central nervous system, the hypothalamic-pituitary axis or the gonad; in this review, we concentrate on these complications and their potential management.
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Date
2002
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Keywords
Brain Cancer
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Article
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Puberty in children with cancer. 2002, 57 Suppl 2:39-42 Horm. Res.