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Overview

Marilyn Stovall is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States and focuses their research within the broad field of Medicine. Their work spans several specialized areas including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Surgery; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; and Oncology.

The scientist's research addresses topics such as:

  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

Marilyn Stovall has contributed to a number of peer-reviewed publications, including the following recent papers:

  • Late mortality and chronic health conditions in long-term survivors of early-adolescent and young adult cancers: a retrospective cohort analysis from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, 2020, The Lancet Oncology
  • Dose-volume effects of breast cancer radiation therapy on the risk of second oesophageal cancer, 2020, Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Temporal changes in the probability of live birth among female survivors of childhood cancer: A population-based Adult Life After Childhood Cancer in Scandinavia (ALiCCS) study in five Nordic countries, 2021, Cancer
  • Ocular late effects in childhood and adolescent cancer survivors: A report from the childhood cancer survivor study, 2021, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors in Marilyn Stovall's collaborations include:

  • Kayla Stratton
  • Charles A. Sklar
  • Leslie L. Robison
  • Eugene Suh
  • Wendy M. Leisenring

The scientist has published in multiple venues such as The Lancet Oncology, Radiotherapy and Oncology, Cancer, and UNC Libraries. This distribution reflects a focus on oncology and related medical disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Cardiac outcomes in a cohort of adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer: retrospective analysis of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort.

    Daniel A Mulrooney;Mark W Yeazel;Toana Kawashima;Ann C Mertens

  • Tumors of the Brain and Nervous System after Radiotherapy in Childhood

    Elaine Ron;Baruch Modan;John D. Boice;Esther Alfandary

  • Second Malignant Neoplasms in Five-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Joseph P. Neglia;Debra L. Friedman;Yutaka Yasui;Ann C. Mertens

  • Bone sarcomas linked to radiotherapy and chemotherapy in children.

    MA Tucker;GJ D'Angio;Jr Jd Boice;LC Strong

  • Cancer Incidence After Retinoblastoma: Radiation Dose and Sarcoma Risk

    FL Wong;JD Boice;DH Abramson;RE Tarone

  • Breast Cancer Following Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy Among Young Women With Hodgkin Disease

    Lois B. Travis;Deirdre A. Hill;Graça M. Dores;Mary Gospodarowicz

  • Breast cancer mortality after diagnostic radiography: findings from the U.S. Scoliosis Cohort Study.

    Michele Morin Doody;John E. Lonstein;Marilyn Stovall;David G. Hacker

  • Study design and cohort characteristics of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: a multi-institutional collaborative project.

    Leslie L. Robison;Ann C. Mertens;John D. Boice;Norman E. Breslow

  • Subsequent Neoplasms in 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Debra L. Friedman;John Whitton;Wendy Leisenring;Wendy Leisenring;Ann C. Mertens

  • Modifiable Risk Factors and Major Cardiac Events Among Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

    Gregory T. Armstrong;Kevin C. Oeffinger;Yan Chen;Toana Kawashima

  • The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: A National Cancer Institute–Supported Resource for Outcome and Intervention Research

    Leslie L. Robison;Gregory T. Armstrong;John D. Boice;Eric J. Chow

  • Second Malignant Neoplasms Among Long-Term Survivors of Hodgkin’s Disease: A Population-Based Evaluation Over 25 Years

    Graça M. Dores;Catherine Metayer;Rochelle E. Curtis;Charles F. Lynch

  • Lung Cancer Following Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Hodgkin's Disease

    Lois B. Travis;Mary Gospodarowicz;Rochelle E. Curtis;E. Aileen Clarke

  • New Primary Neoplasms of the Central Nervous System in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: a Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Joseph P. Neglia;Leslie L. Robison;Marilyn Stovall;Yan Liu

  • Premature menopause in survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study.

    Charles A. Sklar;Ann C. Mertens;Pauline Mitby;John Whitton

  • Reduction in Late Mortality among 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer.

    Gregory T. Armstrong;Yan Chen;Yutaka Yasui;Wendy Leisenring

  • Second Neoplasms in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Findings From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Cohort

    Anna T. Meadows;Debra L. Friedman;Joseph P. Neglia;Ann C. Mertens

  • Risk of leukemia after chemotherapy and radiation treatment for breast cancer.

    Rochelle E. Curtis;John D. Boice;Marilyn Stovall;Leslie Bernstein

  • Fertility of Female Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Daniel M. Green;Toana Kawashima;Marilyn Stovall;Wendy Leisenring

  • Cancer in the contralateral breast after radiotherapy for breast cancer.

    John D. Boice;Elizabeth B. Harvey;Maria Blettner;Marilyn Stovall

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslie L. Robison
Leslie L. Robison St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Wendy Leisenring
Wendy Leisenring Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Gregory T. Armstrong
Gregory T. Armstrong St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Charles A. Sklar
Charles A. Sklar Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Kevin C. Oeffinger
Kevin C. Oeffinger Duke University
Joseph P. Neglia
Joseph P. Neglia University of Minnesota
Yutaka Yasui
Yutaka Yasui St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
John D. Boice
John D. Boice Vanderbilt University
Sarah S. Donaldson
Sarah S. Donaldson Stanford University
Kirsten K. Ness
Kirsten K. Ness St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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