Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
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Survivors of childhood cancer are at high risk of chronic conditions, but few studies investigated whether this translates into increased health care utilization. We compared health care service utilization between childhood cancer survivors and the general British population and investigated potential risk factors. ⋯ We have quantified how excess morbidity experienced by survivors of childhood cancer translates into increased use of health care facilities.