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Addressing Neurocognitive Late Effects in Pediatric Cancer Survivors: Current Approaches and Future Opportunities

Childhood cancer survivors face neurocognitive late effects from disease and treatment. Common impacts include lower intelligence, slower processing, and executive and attention deficits. These problems affect education, health, quality of life, employment, and independence.