Kidney
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Childhood cancer survivors may have late effects that affect the kidneys.
Kidney late effects may include the following:
Certain factors increase the risk that kidney problems will occur.
The following may increase the risk of kidney late effects:
- Having cancer in both kidneys.
- Being young at the time of treatment (the younger the child, the greater the risk).
- Having a genetic syndrome that increases the risk of kidney problems, such as Denys-Drash syndrome.
Risk may also be increased in childhood cancer survivors who received any of the following:
Kidney late effects may be caused by treatment for Wilms’ tumor and other childhood cancers.
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