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The unique needs of young cancer survivors are often overlooked
Dec 11, 2024
10:26
One of the triumphs of modern medicine is that children diagnosed with cancer today have an 85 percent chance of surviving at least five years.
That is up from a rate of about 50 percent a generation ago.
But survival brings new challenges.
NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports on the unique needs of young people as part of the series, Life After Diagnosis.
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That is up from a rate of about 50 percent a generation ago.
But survival brings new challenges.
NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports on the unique needs of young people as part of the series, Life After Diagnosis.
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
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