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ArticleCancers2025

Environmental Exposures Increase Health Risks in Childhood Cancer Survivors.

Omar Shakeel, Nicole M Wood, Hannah M Thompson, Michael E Scheurer, Mark D Miller

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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Omar ShakeelTexas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6583-5012
Nicole M WoodChildren's Mercy Kansas City, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7906-5151
Hannah M ThompsonDepartment of Environmental Medicine and Climate Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3405-5184
Michael E ScheurerChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8379-6088
Mark D MillerWestern States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9301-0093

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) are at increased risk for chronic health issues due to late effects of cancer and its treatment. We address the impact of environmental exposures, such as air pollution, tobacco smoke, extreme weather events, and pesticides, on the health and survival of CCSs. These environmental hazards have been associated with worsening health outcomes and decreased survival among CCSs on a global scale. We also highlight that providers at a major pediatric cancer center in the United States have limited knowledge and practical skills about environmental risk factors and how to reduce exposures. Our survey results show that pediatric oncology providers would find an environmental referral service helpful and useful in their department. Integrating environmental health into pediatric cancer care can empower patients and families, promote healthier behaviors, and potentially reduce morbidity and mortality in this vulnerable population.

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childhood cancer survivorsenvironmental healthenvironmental referral servicepediatric cancer

Identifiers

PMID40647521
PMCPMC12248912

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