Adolescent, Young Adult Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk for Subsequent Primary Neoplasm

Summary: If you beat cancer as a teen or young adult, you still need to keep a close eye on your health. A new study looked at over 24,000 people who had cancer between the ages of 15 and 39. It found that these survivors have a higher chance of getting a completely new cancer later in life.

About 6 out of every 100 survivors developed a second cancer, most commonly in the breast, digestive system, blood, or lungs. Survivors of mouth, breast, colon, and Hodgkin lymphoma cancers had the highest risks for a second diagnosis. Doctors say this means young cancer survivors should start getting checked and screened for new cancers much earlier than the general public.

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