Diet, Physical Activity, and Body Composition Changes During the First Year of Treatment for Childhood Acute Leukemia and Lymphoma

Abstract

Our data corroborate previous findings that following treatment for ALL and lymphoma, childhood cancer survivors tend to be less active and at greater risk for obesity than their healthy peers. The present study, which assessed cases prospectively over a 12-month period during the early phases of treatment, extends prior reports by demonstrating that these outcomes are evident at an early stage in treatment.