Cohort study finds increased melanoma risk in childhood cancer survivors, suggesting improved follow-up guidelines.
Childhood cancer survivors, particularly those with heritable retinoblastoma and those treated with radiotherapy, remain at increased risk of melanoma beyond age 50. Current survivorship guidelines focus principally on treatment history; however, our findings suggest that long-term follow-up guidelines should additionally include childhood cancer type and attained age as risk-stratifying factors, particularly where individual treatment records are unavailable.
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