Lifesaving Chemotherapy For Kids May Cause Elevated Risk Of Future Cancers: Study

Lifesaving Chemotherapy For Kids May Cause Elevated Risk Of Future Cancers: Study The platinum-based chemotherapies in question can improve the prognosis for the most commonly diagnosed childhood cancer (a rare cancer of the liver) from a five-year survival rate of 20% to more than 80%. Unfortunately the drugs can cause DNA mutations in healthy cells, potentially raising the risk of new cancers later in life, Stat reported. https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/cancer-091126/