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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bass, Johnnie K.
• Knight, Kristin R.
• Yock, Torunn I.
• Chang, Kay W.
• Cipkala, Douglas
• Grewal, Satkiran S.

Titel

Evaluation and Management of Hearing Loss in Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group

Ist Teil von

• Pediatric blood & cancer, 2016-07, Vol.63 (7), p.1152-1162

Ort / Verlag

United States: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

Wiley-Blackwell Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Hearing loss (HL) is common in childhood cancer survivors exposed to platinum chemotherapy and/or cranial radiation and can severely impact quality of life. Early detection and appropriate management can mitigate academic, speech, language, social, and psychological morbidity resulting from hearing deficits. This review is targeted as a resource for providers involved in aftercare of childhood cancers. The goal is to promote early identification of survivors at‐risk for HL, appropriate evaluation and interpretation of diagnostic tests, timely referral to an audiologist when indicated, and to increase knowledge of current therapeutic options.