[Long-term follow up after childhood cancer - during childhood and adult life].

In Sweden, approximately 350 children and teenagers up to 18 years of age are diagnosed with cancer each year. The survival rate is high, above 80%, but the majority of those who survive will experience at least one late complication. The risk of late complications after treatment are mainly related to cumulative dose exposure of specific chemotherapeutic agents as well as radiation doses to certain organs at risk. A Swedish national working group has developed a national care program with recommendations for follow-up during childhood and adult life after childhood cancer treatment. Besides specific follow-up recommendations, the long-term follow-up care program describes both the organization needed to ensure adequate information to patients during their teenage years as well as the basic resources needed to provide a proper follow-up service for adults who survived childhood cancer.