Abstract:Purpose Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) is an important late effect of childhood cancer. The combination of rising obesity and high prevalence of under-nutrition at diagnosis, make this a unique population to study in LMIC (lower middle-income countries). Methods Children <18 years of age at cancer diagnosis, in a single-centre in a LMIC, who were disease free and had completed treatment at least 2 years prior to study were included. MetSyn was defined using International Federation for Diabetes criteria for As… Show more
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