Estimated number of adult survivors of childhood cancer in United States with cancer-predisposing germline variants.
Carmen L WilsonZhaoming WangQi LiuMatthew J EhrhardtRoya MostafaviJohn EastonHeather MulderDale J HedgesShuoguo WangMichael RuschMichael EdmonsonShawn LevyJennifer Q LanctotKelsey CurrieMatthew LearAman PatelYadav SapkotaRussell J BrookeWonjong MoonTi-Cheng ChangWenan ChenChimene A KesserwanGang WuKim E NicholsMelissa M HudsonJinghui ZhangLeslie L RobisonYutaka YasuiPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2019)
Given the increasing number of childhood cancer survivors in the United States, clinicians should counsel survivors regarding their potential genetic risk, consider referral for genetic counseling and testing, and, as appropriate, implement syndrome-specific cancer surveillance or risk-reducing measures.