Protecting your Child's Health after Transplant: Optimizing Outcomes for Pediatric Patients

A discussion of late complications after a pediatric transplant and how to manage them.

Presented by Kenneth Cooke MD, Director, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Run Time:  50 minute presentation, 15 minute Q&A

Dr. Cooke discusses the following potential complications that can arise after a pediatric bone marrow transplant:

  • organ toxicity
  • infection
  • ovarian/gonadal failure
  • thyroid dysfunction
  • impact on eyes and mouth
  • impact on muscles, bones and growth
  • risk of relapse and secondary cancers
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