Long-Term Risk of Hospitalization Among Five-Year Survivors of Childhood Leukemia in the Nordic Countries.

Background: Adverse effects from childhood leukemia treatment may persist or present years after cure from cancer. We provide a comprehensive evaluation of subsequent hospitalization in five-year survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Methods: In the Adult Life after Childhood Cancer in Scandinavia Study, we identified 4003 five-year survivors diagnosed with childhood leukemia 1970-2008 in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland.