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Ann C. Mertens
Researcher at Emory University
Publications - 162
Citations - 15629
Ann C. Mertens is an academic researcher from Emory University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Childhood Cancer Survivor Study & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 54, co-authored 162 publications receiving 13729 citations. Previous affiliations of Ann C. Mertens include University of Georgia & Children's Memorial Hospital.
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Cardiac outcomes in a cohort of adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer: retrospective analysis of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort.
Daniel A. Mulrooney,Mark W. Yeazel,Toana Kawashima,Ann C. Mertens,Pauline Mitby,Marilyn Stovall,Sarah S. Donaldson,Daniel M. Green,Charles A. Sklar,Leslie L. Robison,Wendy M. Leisenring +10 more
TL;DR: Survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer are at substantial risk for cardiovascular disease, and healthcare professionals must be aware of these risks when caring for this growing population.
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Chronic Health Conditions in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
TL;DR: Survivors of childhood cancer have a high rate of illness owing to chronic health conditions, particularly for severe, disabling, or life-threatening conditions or death due to a chronic condition.
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Health Status of Adult Long-term Survivors of Childhood Cancer A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Melissa M. Hudson,Ann C. Mertens,Yutaka Yasui,Wendy L. Hobbie,Hegang Chen,James G. Gurney,Mark W. Yeazel,Christopher J. Recklitis,Neyssa Marina,Leslie R. Robison,Kevin C. Oeffinger +10 more
TL;DR: Clinicians caring for adult survivors of childhood cancer should be aware of the substantial risk for adverse health status, especially among females, those withLow educational attainment, and those with low household incomes.
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Late Mortality Among 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Summary From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Gregory T. Armstrong,Qi Liu,Yutaka Yasui,Joseph P. Neglia,Wendy M. Leisenring,Leslie L. Robison,Ann C. Mertens +6 more
TL;DR: By continued longitudinal follow-up of the cohort and expansion to include patients diagnosed between 1987 and 1999, the CCSS will remain a primary resource for assessment of late mortality of survivors of childhood cancers.
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Subsequent Neoplasms in 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Debra L. Friedman,John Whitton,Wendy M. Leisenring,Wendy M. Leisenring,Ann C. Mertens,Sue Hammond,Marilyn Stovall,Sarah S. Donaldson,Anna T. Meadows,Leslie L. Robison,Joseph P. Neglia +10 more
TL;DR: As childhood cancer survivors progress through adulthood, risk of subsequent neoplasms increases and patients surviving Hodgkin lymphoma are at greatest risk.