Why the study?
Does a history of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia reduce cardiorespiratory fitness in adult survivors compared to a matched non-cancer population?
Population
115 adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), median age 23.5 years (range 18-37)
Comparison
History of childhood ALL and associated… vs Frequency-matched 2003-2004 National Health and…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Reduced fitness in ALL survivors may signal elevated CV risk; leaves open causality and intervention effects pending prospective data.
Does a history of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia reduce cardiorespiratory fitness in adult survivors compared to a matched non-cancer population?
Adult survivors of childhood ALL exhibit significantly lower cardiorespiratory fitness compared to a matched non-cancer cohort, highlighting the need for cardiovascular risk monitoring in this population.
Tonorezos et al. (2013) studied this question.
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