Childhood Cancer

A sperm donor unknowingly carrying a rare cancer-causing gene mutation fathered 67 children in Europe, with 10 diagnosed with cancer already, prompting urgent calls for limits on use of donor sperm

The study has found that the environment plays a statistically significant role in outcomes of cancers like acute leukaemia which need intensive treatment

While there is strong evidence for the benefits of proton therapy in children, it is much less clear in prostate and other adult cancers.

Cardiovascular disease was found in 4.5% of survivors and occurred in the majority before they reached the age of 40