Abnormal timing of Menarche in survivors of central nervous system tumors: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Cancer

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2562-2570

  Armstrong, Gregory T ^a   Whitton, John A ^b   Gajjar, Amar ^a   Kun, Larry E ^a   Chow, Eric J ^b   Stovall, Marilyn ^c   Leisenring, Wendy ^b   Robison, Leslie L ^a   Sklar, Charles A ^d  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Late effects; Menarche; Pediatric; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK; SIBLINGS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 66649088601     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24294     Document Type: Article

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