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Late effect

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004742

A health problem that occurs months or years after a disease is diagnosed or after treatment has ended. Late effects may be caused by cancer or cancer treatment. They may include physical, mental, and social problems and second cancers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004742
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004742",
  "term": "Late effect",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A health problem that occurs months or years after a disease is diagnosed or after treatment has ended. Late effects may be caused by cancer or cancer treatment. They may include physical, mental, and social problems and second cancers.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/late-effect/"
}

Record 9,953 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.