ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief Summary: This systematic review investigated the physical residual effects of treatment on pediatric cancer survivors in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a topic with substantial information voids. Selection bias, limited sample sizes, and wide differences in the definition of long-term treatment effects were identified and these limited the ability to perform meta-analyses.In high-income countries (HICs), the 5-year survival rates followi...

To read the full abstract: Can J Diabetes. 2018 Oct; 42(5): 533.This retrospective population-based study focused on diabetes prevalence in childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) using administrative health care databases of the Canadian National Health System. The authors compared 10,438 CCSs (mean age 10.7±6.8 years; mean follow-up time 11.2±6.9 years) with 52,190 age- and sex-mat...

Brief summary: This study used a Delphi approach to generate consensus guidelines for screening of asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors for thyroid dysfunction and recommendations for the management of abnormal thyroid screening results.A Delphi panel of 40 clinical experts (oncologists, endocrinologists, and primary care physicians) participated in three rounds of anonymous questionnaires, formatted as clinical scenarios. Consensus was defined by agr...