Children who have been treated for brain tumors often experience significant weight gain, and new findings suggest that this could be a sign of hypothalamic-pituitary (HP) dysfunction.
“We believe that endocrine surveillance should be initiated early, as delay in treating endocrine deficiencies could have serious effects on the metabolic health in childhood brain tumor survivors (CBTS),” commented lead investigator Jiska van Schaik, MSc, a PhD-student in pediatric endocrinology and oncology at Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital and Princess Máxima Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Source: Weight Gain Common in Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors
