The long-term follow-up clinic
3 million individuals aged over 15 years have had cancer at some time during their life, which represents 6% of the French population in that age group. At present, there are 25,000 adult survivors of childhood cancer in France. 75% of these have severe or incapacitating symptoms 35 years later.
Paediatric oncology long-term follow-up has, therefore, a major role: