Common late effects

• Physical disabilities such as weakness in the muscles of the arms, legs, sides of the body, eyes, face or those involved in swallowing
• Learning disabilities such as the speed at which you process information, your capacity for memory, your ability to pay attention or your reading comprehension
• Psychological effects such as behavioral difficulties, symptoms similar to those of post-traumatic stress disorder, fear, depression and decreased social functioning
• Hormonal problems such as growth hormone deficiency, hypo- or hyperthyroidism, diabetes insipidus and delayed or precocious puberty, infertility, obesity and hypopituatarism
• Musculoskeletal effects such as decreased bone density or growth, circulatory-related tissue damage, soft tissue hypoplasia
• Neurologic effects such as neuropathy, seizures and ataxia
• Hepatitis C infection in survivors transfused prior to 1992
• Damage to vital organs such as the heart and kidneys
• Hearing or vision loss or problems
• Permanent hair loss
• Second cancers
• Fatigue