Impact of late radiation effects on cancer survivor children: an integrative review
Impacto dos efeitos tardios da radiação em crianças sobreviventes de câncer: revisão integrativa
Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (1), 2016
Publication year: 2016
We aimed to identify the late effects of radiation exposure in pediatric cancer survivors. An integrated literature review was performed in the databases MEDLINE and LILACS and SciELO. Included were articles in Portuguese and English, published over the past 10 years, using the following keywords: “neoplasias/neoplasms” AND “radioterapia/radiotherapy” AND “radiação/radiation”. After analysis, 14 articles - published in nine well-known journals - met the inclusion criteria.
The publications were divided into two categories:
“Late endocrine effects” and “Late non-endocrine effects”. Considering the increased survival rates in children who had cancer, the impact of late effects of exposure to radiation during radiological examinations for diagnosis and treatment was analyzed. Childhood cancer survivors were exposed to several late effects and should be early and regularly followed up, even when exposed to low radiation doses.
Objetivamos identificar os efeitos tardios da exposição à radiação em crianças sobreviventes do câncer. Foi realizada uma revisão integrativa de literatura, nas bases de dados MEDLINE e LILACS, e no suporte eletrônico SciELO. Foram incluídos artigos nos idiomas português e inglês, publicados nos últimos 10 anos, utilizando os descritores “neoplasias/neoplasms” AND “radioterapia/radiotherapy” AND “radiação/radiation”. Após análise, 14 artigos, publicados em nove revistas conceituadas, atenderam os critérios de inclusão.