Channel 9 coverage: New study, an Australian first

Dr Lesley Ashton from Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research will undertake a study of the late effects from childhood cancer this year.

The study, funded by the NSW Cancer Council, is the first of its kind in Australia.

The study will measure the increased risk of treatment related outcomes and estimate the incidence of illnesses in the general population. The information can then be taken back into the late effects clinics to initiate prevention and screening campaigns and provide information to survivors on health risks they may be prone to.

Dr Ashton will also be looking at genetic samples from childhood cancer survivors to identify genes that are more highly prevalent in survivors. This will assist future identification of children that may need to be treated on different drug combinations or doses.

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