Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: Radiation-induced anterior pituitary hormone deficiencie is the most common long-term complications of successful cancer treatment. The aim of our study was to analyze thyroid status in young adults after radiotherapy in childhood and their relationship with dose of radiotherapy.Materials and methods: Thyroid function (TSH, free T4, free T3) and thyroid ultrasound were evaluated in 29 young adults with a history of radiotherapy for brain tumors ...

Introduction: Childhood cancer incidence increases all over the world, but it are optimistic that more than seventy percent of children with cancer survive due to radiation and chemotherapy. However cancer treatment may impair reproductive function. The aim of this study is to investigate level of pituitary hormones, testis/ovarian volume in women and men undergo cranial and craniospinal irradiation in childhood.Methods: Participators were examined with ...