Kids who have been treated for cancer successfully may have a heart problem in future as the treatment can have an impact on their arteries, a latest study suggests.
The research advises doctors to keep a close eye on these cured kids and look after the risk factors that may turn into a heart disease.
The research will be presented at the American Heart Association in Dallas today (Sunday).
The procedure
The study observed the arteries of 300 boys and girls aged from 9 to 18. These kids’ have survived 5 years of their cancer. Basically the assessment included stiffness, thickness and function of the arteries.
Donald Dengel, author of this study and kinesiology professor at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis), said, “research has shown childhood cancer survivors face heart and other health problems decades after treatment.” He also added in a statement released by American Heart Association, “but researchers had not, until now, looked at the heart health effects of childhood cancer treatment while survivors are still children.”
Arteries are blood vessels responsible for transferring the blood from heart to the rest of the body.
The ultimate findings
The results were compared with those of 200 siblings who never had cancer.
The ultimate findings of the study were that the arteries of kids with cancer are somehow weak, which may cause a heart problem in future.
Another finding of the study was that the arteries of the kids with childhood leukemia have lost 9 percent of functionality after their chemotherapy.
Few solutions from the researchers
Dengel think lifestyle change may help, “given this increased risk, children who survive cancer should make lifestyle changes to lower their cardiovascular risk.” He adds, “health care providers who are managing chemotherapy-treated childhood cancer survivors need to monitor cardiovascular risk factors immediately following the completion of their patients’ cancer therapy.”
There are some limitations in the study
a) This study only includes white people so people from other races and ethnic group may have different result.
b) The researches failed to identify any particular chemotherapy agent for adversely affecting arteries.
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