According to doctors at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis (United States), little is known about adult cancer cases that stalk people who suffered from children and overcome acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common blood cancer in the child population, but also the one with the greatest chances of cure.
The study of the aforementioned specialists, published in the digital journal Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests that Children cured of acute lymphoblastic leukemia are at greater risk of developing a secondary tumor up to 30 years after the treatment of the disease. The research was carried out among 2,169 patients who were treated between 1962 and 1998, and of the 1,290 who were completely cured, almost 10% developed, approximately 15-20 years later, another type of cancer, a percentage higher than Cancer development in the general population.
According to the researchers, "The relatively rapid increase in the incidence of a second cancer 20 years after a complete remission of acute leukemia is largely attributed to the late development of a tumor near the brain and spinal cord."
Due to the aforementioned lack of studies in this regard, we are waiting for more conclusive new research and good news to avoid this recurrence in a disease that can be fatal. You can read the full study through the publication of JAMA.
