Protecting your Child's Health after Transplant: Optimizing Outcomes for Pediatric Patients
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Protecting your Child's Health after Transplant: Optimizing Outcomes for Pediatric Patients
Presented by Kenneth Cooke MD, Director, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Run Time: 50 minute presentation, 15 minute Q&A
Dr. Cooke discusses the following potential complications that can arise after a pediatric bone marrow transplant:
- organ toxicity
- infection
- ovarian/gonadal failure
- thyroid dysfunction
- impact on eyes and mouth
- impact on muscles, bones and growth
- risk of relapse and secondary cancers
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